Well I ran the mill for a few hours this afternoon and I have to say "so far, so good"! I have an older lathe that I'm sure was made by the same factory so I'm hoping this will work out as well "long term" but we'll have to see. I spent about 5 hours messing around making these bumpers. A fair amount of that time I was using the mill and it just got smoother and smother to operate as I went. Keep in mind I was making small cuts and taking my time compared to what I'd do with the BF30. Especially with the radius cutter and slitting saw. Comparing the two would be stupid anyway. Sure they look similar in design but one is 150lbs and the other is 600+. It's also a $1000 dollar machine vs a $7000 machine(Canadian funds). The best part is... the mini mill runs which is more than I can say for the other one!
Thanks for the link frizzen. I may just mess around with this thing after I get a solution for the normal gear. That link might come in handy.
Today's work. They look the same as the other ones I've made so life's good.
