I’m tempted to get my hands on a WEN mini mill, just over a grand to my door,…..I have the small 7” Harbor Freight mini lathe in the RR shop, ….is it as good as my big JET lathe out in the big shops, ….probably not, but the mini lathe does a descent job if you know what to tweak on the machine, …..mine had some tool post bolts work loose, but since I’ve corrected that, I’ve had no issues spinning all kinds of parts, ( some of them for y’all) ….I wouldn’t cut anything more than mild steel on it,…but it does fantastic on brass, aluminum, and of course die cast pot metals …..I spun the stack pictured below for a project, and I had no issues setting up,….it’s no worse than any other machine, as you should always inspect your tools before use,…….I’m pretty confident the little WEN pictured below is gonna handle anything in the RR shop with ease,……mostly I’m looking for in house method of milling out the ex-Pulmor shells to accept a Pittman ……the OP’s mill he’s asked about, to me, is really the bottom of the barrel,…As mentioned, I can’t see an extruded bed keeping stuff clamped with out walking…..and walking is wrecking,…..
Pat
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