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Should You Buy A Cheap Mini Milling Machine? (Sieg X2.7L In-depth Review)

Artisan Makes

January 23, 2023

G’day everyone,

Today I am going to be giving my thoughts on my Mini Mill that I have been using for almost half a year now. I bought it near the end of May 2021 and I have used it almost every day, making many little projects and lathe upgrades, many I have shared here on he channel.

Having used long enough, I now feel comfortable sharing my experience with this mini milling machine. Ill go through its specs, capabilities and quirks, as well as the pros and cons that I have run into. I will also try and give an assessment to the question, is an import mill like this worth it. I will also try and compare this mill to the more popular, but smaller Sieg X2 and SX2 variants, and detail why I chose this mill over those.

They are a large investment and still run the risk of quality issues. I hope you find this video useful.

Cheers.

Mill: Sieg X2.7L
Lathe : Sieg C3 7×14 Mini lathe

#mill #millingmachine #minimill

Timestamps
0:00 – Introduction
0:49 – Why I Bought A Mill
1:35 – Dimensions and Work Area
4:33 – Costs
5:53 – What You Get With The Mill
9:04 – Quality And Quality Issues
11:56 – Spindle, Morse Taper And Drawbar
15:10 – Quill And DRO
17:07 – Motor And Spindle Belt Drive
17:53 – Solid And Tilting Column
18:50 – Control Panel
19:34 – Mill Table And T – Slots
21:58 – Dial, Handwheel And Leadscrew
24:32 – Way Cover
25:00 – Table Drainage Port
25:23 – Milling Performance
27:28 – Was It Worth It? – Conclusion

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G’day everyone, Today I am going to be giving my thoughts on my Mini Mill that I have been using for almost half a year now. I bought it near the end of May 2021 and I have used it almost every day, making many little projects and lathe upgrades, many I have shared here on he channel. Having used

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Carbide 3D Nomad 883 Pro CNC Milling Machine

Rio Grande

December 21, 2022

There’s a new version of this machine! Check out the Nomad 3 here: https://youtu.be/-pfhzxB7NDU

In this video by Rio Grande, watch an overview of the Nomad 883 Pro CNC Milling Machine and see how it’s custom-designed drive system renders computer-generated designs with incredible detail and speed. With a mechanical resolution of five ten-thousandths of an inch, this fast, affordable milling machine is the most precise, user-friendly, compact milling machine on the market. Named the best by Make: Magazine in 2016.

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There’s a new version of this machine! Check out the Nomad 3 here: https://youtu.be/-pfhzxB7NDU In this video by Rio Grande, watch an overview of the Nomad 883 Pro CNC Milling Machine and see how it’s custom-designed drive system renders computer-generated designs with incredible detail and speed. With a mechanical resolution of five ten-thousandths of an inch, this fast, affordable milling

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Epoxy granite cnc mill walk around

Stef van Itterzon

November 20, 2022

A little walk around movie about my epoxy granite cnc mill build i have been working on the last half year.

Here are two forums with some build logs of this machine:
https://www.cnczone.com/forums/vertical-mill-lathe-project-log/337318-cnc-forum-posts.html
https://cnczone.nl/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14444

model downloadable on grabcad: https://grabcad.com/library/epoxy-granite-vertical-cnc-mill-1

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A little walk around movie about my epoxy granite cnc mill build i have been working on the last half year. Here are two forums with some build logs of this machine: https://www.cnczone.com/forums/vertical-mill-lathe-project-log/337318-cnc-forum-posts.html https://cnczone.nl/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14444 model downloadable on grabcad: https://grabcad.com/library/epoxy-granite-vertical-cnc-mill-1 source

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Building my own CNC Mill

Kris Temmerman

October 31, 2022

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FAQ:
*How much did it cost?
I hope to finnish it under 10K. The grounded steel plates where a big part of the cost. So if you have access to a big mill or surface grinder. you can reduce that price a lot

*How long did it take:
I made it in 5 months, on and off. between stuff

*Would I recommend building your own cnc mill?
No, only if you like really like to build one, not just own one.

*Whats that drill?
It’s a magdrill. It sticks with a electro magnet to the surface your drilling in. Its a great tool for stuff like this but has somewhat limited use.

*Whats up with the plc?
Thats just a siemens powersupply 🙂

*CAD file:
fusion 360 file: https://a360.co/2NCSX05 (Warning: It’s more an initial sketch than a complete plan. I did a lot of changes when i started to build this)

*Parts:
bt30 spindle and servos are bought an aliexpress
35mm rails (Hiwin) + 25mm ballscrews /5mm pitch (ISEL) bought with a local supplier.
Flat grounded plates: came from misumi
controler: edingcnc iCNC600

music:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata no. 11, K. 331
Performer: European Archive (public domain recording)
https://musopen.org/music/18-piano-sonata-no-11-k-331/

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Thanks for watching! Like, comment, subscribe! follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kris.temmerman FAQ: *How much did it cost? I hope to finnish it under 10K. The grounded steel plates where a big part of the cost. So if you have access to a big mill or surface grinder. you can reduce that price a lot *How long did it take: I