including a milling machine. Granted that might be a slight exaggeration, but [Maximum DIY] was still able to use his budget-blowing lathe to make a decent milling machine mostly from scrap.
The specific jobs you use your mill for depend a lot on the size machine you have. Commercial size mills in the 600 millimeter (24 inch) to 1300 millimeter (51 inch) range can be used for many ...
For precision machining on hard metal, machine rigidity is of utmost importance. [Ivan]’s original CNC mill made extensive use of lightweight aluminum extrusions with 3D printed fittings.