Building a Micro Mill part IV

The fourth video in this series, in which I finish and measure the cross table. Next video I will work on the Z-axis and the head stock. There may be a video with drawings in between, because some exceptionally friendly and supportive viewers are so busy making them.
Music: "Widmung" Schubert & Liszt

[@bobweiram6321]

Now this is the kind of RUclips machining channel I love watching! No shilling of products, no tiresome machine of nuts and bolts, and no boring steam engine build--just interesting projects with a practical purpose.

[@Michel-Uphoff]

Thank you! 😊

[@henkdeswart3637]

Very, very nicely done, you get 10 ponts of 10.

[@colincreedtattoomachines]

Another terrific instalment & a high level of precision achieved Michel, Congrats!!

[@Michel-Uphoff]

Thanks again Colin!

[@bastian6173]

“I’m just a robot, so expressing emotions is definitely not my strongest point.”
I knew it all along! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and to whoever is doing the drawings! This is incredible!

[@Michel-Uphoff]

Thank you!

[@bobwilson7684]

too much good

[@IGBasov]

Thanks!

[@GabrielFleseriu-bx2ee]

I am following your build videos, they are great! What I was wondering watching the mini mill build is why you didn't use cast iron for the table, the saddle and so on. Cast iron can be scraped to very precise tolerances.

[@Michel-Uphoff]

Because I don't have the oven, the molds, the material, the space and the knowledge to cast them myself.

[@GabrielFleseriu-bx2ee]

@@Michel-Uphoff No, of course not. Casting the raw pieces is not what I meant though, but rather machining from raw cast iron blocks - cutoffs of various sizes can be purchased online - at least in Germany they can :)

[@Michel-Uphoff]

@@GabrielFleseriu-bx2ee Ah, that way. I don't think I can find that in the Netherlands anytime soon, and milling away so much cast iron without cooling liquid doesn't seem like an attractive idea to me either, I find that cast iron dust nasty stuff.

[@christopherjarman9086]

Beautiful job,as always. Can't wait for the next video.

[@Michel-Uphoff]

Thanks!
It wil take two weeks I'm afraid..

[@christopherjarman9086]

The wait is worth it. ❤

[@leslieaustin151]

Really nice work, and the robot-voice is no problem with such accuracy and skill on show. But I’m wondering why, when you already have a small milling machine, you work so hard to make a smaller one? Great videos, Thank you. Les 🇬🇧

[@Michel-Uphoff]

See the first video in this series, there it is explained. (and, if you like, see the second an third also).

[@bastian6173]

Am I missing something? Or are you referring to his ff500? If so, then shortly explained: "Big" problem with that machine is the low rpm. It's great for medium sized cutters but you just can't really use smaller than 2mm bits on it. Max rpm is only 4k rpm afaik

[@leslieaustin151]

@@Michel-Uphoff Ahh, sorry, I’ve just been back to watch episode 1 again, and of course, you explained it very fully. I’ve got the message (at last!) Thank you again. Les

[@leslieaustin151]

@@bastian6173 Thanks. Les

[@pafaa]

Incredible work!

[@Michel-Uphoff]

Thanks for the compliment!

[@bestbelarusbloger]

first? gteat series, starting...