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I bought one of these in April 2002 from Chester Tools, the importers in the UK.  Out of the box, the machine needs a bit of setting up, but is sturdy and can carry out proper work on a small scale.

This is the same machine that is sold in the US by companies like Grizzly and Harbor Freight.

I have to give the LittleMachineShop.com folks a plug as their service is fantastic, as is their range of spares for this mill.  They even ship to the UK!

	CNC Conversion: Overcome by the idea of CNC power, it seemed like a good idea to convert the mill to CNC operation.  It's a long term project, click here to see how things are getting on.
	Gears: The mini mill is equipped with plastic reduction gears.  Unfortunately, mine decided to digest its gearbox - not uncommon with these machines.  When I get the machine up and running again, I plan to make some metal gears to avoid this kind of "fun" in future.
	Future plans: One of the precursors for putting CNC on the mini mill has got to be a fix for the Z axis. In standard form, it's pretty bad...

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