Well I have the motor and vfd sitting here so I might as well see how I like it. I don't think I would go out of my way to source one otherwise.
I've finally got the mill set up and actually made a few chips last night just for fun.
Wasn't much, just setting up the vise for the first time and using some parallels. Then shaving some off the top and checking the finish.
The stand actually is ok for now and everything seems pretty solid.
Sure, the tooling I got with it is nothing special, but it works well enough to get me started and the price was right. I'm also happy with the stuff I got from HF (parallels, end mills, hold down set).
So I'm pretty happy with the mill and now I get to spend some time getting the garage organized and thinking about how I'm going to start using my new found metal working tools. I guess I still need to find some sources for stock material as well. The budget doesn't allow for retail prices yet.
Oh I was wondering what people are using for machine lights these days. I see tons of these sewing machine lights in different configurations. I went with an 8w cob light as it seemed to be the brightest one available. It was only $8 delivered from China so we shall see.
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