I have had a very similar machine for 15 years and am in the process of upgrading the motor along with 3 axis DRO As long as you do not expect it to replace a Bridgeport for light hobby work it beats the hell out of a crappy XY table on a drill press!
Finally a review that answers some of the issues I suspected. I’ve had to do a lot of mods to my C3 mini lathe to get it reasonable good and want a small mill but not the same problems.
Glad to find such an unbiased and frank review. Hey guess what? I have one of these superb milling machines too. Luckily mine seems to have not been made on a Friday afternoon after a rip-roaring pi$$-up lunch session. Its not heavyweight we can all agree and its never going to set the world on fire (well, the cheap 150W motor might), but I have been able to cut keyways in mild steel and the like and do fly-cutting on ali. Light cuts only on this in soft materials. ;)
Nice one mate.. Glad ya getting some use out of it ... Mine fights me non stop and usually stuffs the job rather then makes it .... Thanks for the comments.. Cheers Gym_
I have had a very similar machine for 15 years and am in the process of upgrading the motor along with 3 axis DRO
As long as you do not expect it to replace a Bridgeport for light hobby work it beats the hell out of a crappy XY table on a drill press!
Finally a review that answers some of the issues I suspected. I’ve had to do a lot of mods to my C3 mini lathe to get it reasonable good and want a small mill but not the same problems.
It's a shame they didn't build it correctly because a proper working mini mill would be very handy
Thanks for this review as I was about to purchase one!
No worries mate cheers
Glad to find such an unbiased and frank review. Hey guess what? I have one of these superb milling machines too.
Luckily mine seems to have not been made on a Friday afternoon after a rip-roaring pi$$-up lunch session.
Its not heavyweight we can all agree and its never going to set the world on fire (well, the cheap 150W motor might), but I have been able to cut keyways in mild steel and the like and do fly-cutting on ali. Light cuts only on this in soft materials. ;)
Nice one mate.. Glad ya getting some use out of it ... Mine fights me non stop and usually stuffs the job rather then makes it .... Thanks for the comments..
Cheers Gym_
funniest review on youtube, outstanding
Thank you kindly
Gee wizz
Great review on a total s#!+ mini mill..
I would definitely consider modifying a drill press instead
Thanks 👍
Love your humor, but i'm not sure if that's a regular displeased Australian talking or your style
Hey is this worth getting ?
Not really its pretty bad ..
Hahah cheers mate I brought a lathe instead
Cool what lathe did you get ?
LOL.. Honest any amusing.. Great review... Gotta love that Chinese made rubbish.
That's a great review 😂 glad I didn't buy one