Re: Mini Mill Conversion or CNC Kit

http://lumenlab.com/d/micro

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> Pricing would be in the same bullpark.

Stay away from that kind of machine. This is apiece of junk that will flex and bend under loads to whereever it wants. If it wont bend, it will chatter like hell and ruin both part and tool.
Even if the gide rails have 5/8", they will flex a lot.
There are plans out there for gantrys made from aluminum extruded profiles with linear ballbearing guides and a lot of trinagulation for stiffness. Lasercut and glued ones (don´t laugh, it´s pretty stiff if you glue areas, not line contacts)) are somewhere i between.

The mini mill will beat them hands down any day of the week.

Do you need work envelope? Go the cnc router way.
Do you need stiffness and the ability to cut metal? Buy a dovetail mill and CNC it yourself.

Where are you located, amybe a user nearby can let you take a look at his machine.

Cheers,
Johann