Hello Everyone:

I have been looking for a mill for a while and am trying to settle on the right one. I think it has been narrowed down to 2. I will be milling aluminum most of the time but need the capability to do mild steel once in a while. So to get a suitable range of work travel I am looking at the NM-200 or the industrial hobbies mill.

For me the advantage of the Novakon is i can buy it ready to go but without a controller. I have already built a controller so would like to use my own. The price of the Novakon is considerably lower than the industrial hobbies mill especially after importing to Canada.

So here is the question. Has anyone seen or operated the novakon NM-200 mill? What did you think of its quality? I am mostly interested in the mechanical quality since I will add my own controller. Does it look like a machine that can last? I will be doing light machining for a hobby business. speed is not really a factor to me at this point.

Thanks

Tom