New Milling table

I have a Sieg mini-mill. It has one major fault. A tiny X, Y & Z azis. At long last someone did something about it. Sief finally manufactured and made available a mill table both 30% larger and with 40% more travel on the X and y axis. I ordered one when I learned of it.

Yesterday a huge, but heavy (80+ pounds) cardboard was delivered. Inside was a wooden crate. Bolted to the inside of the wooden crate was a beefier milling table. I am a happy camper. banana

The new mill table next to the mill..

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The two tables side by side....

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My only wish now is that Sieg will come out with a new taller column so I can get more Z axis.
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Finally, a blog the women can respond to.thumbs up
laugh don't joke... I was checking out prices on chainsaws this weekend...cool they don't come in pink though
I have a good bit of machinery for timber am not sure what exactly that is see whheeel in front so it s hand moved for what
Who says they don't make pink chainsaws......


Both Stihl and Husqvarna make them

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Johnjim - This machine is for metals such as brass, aluminum or steel. The wheel in front moves the table front to back (the Y axis), the wheel on the side controls left to right table movement (the X axis). Movement up and down of either the table or the spindle is called the Z axis. This particular machine is currently configured for hand control. However it can be reconfigured by adding servo motors and controls for computerized motor control, which is called CNC milling.

This short video explains it visually.



Movements of the table can be broad (i.e., several inches), or as little as 1/1000 of an inch (about the thickness of 25% of the thickness of a sheet of paper). Operator's choice.
ah yeah I thought it was for steel things .im more with wood stuff I does some work never used one of them but use a lathe is same principle not as accurate thanks
Hans.. oh word.. i love those! Let-me-at-'em! cheering
What do you use this mill for Ken? I've used a Bridgeport several times years ago to mill an Aluminum flywheel for my racecar. That was a lot of fun and a steep learning process.
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