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Originally Posted by Ayles
Dang that little mill is cool and what a great offer, despite it being Harbor Freight how is the performance?
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Way more capable than I am as a hobbyist machinist. I bought it a few years ago to do a couple of specific projects and to learn more about machining; it is perfect for that.
I found 5 things made a huge difference to the quality of machining I was able to do: 1) getting the machine trued up/trammed up properly; 2) solid workholding; 3) solid machine mounting; 4) the right (quality) tooling; and 5) understanding proper feed and spindle speeds.
If I had the room and, frankly, projects to work on I'd keep it.