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Nice! I was looking for something similar, the drawings will be a great help.

Seems to be unflagged today. Yesterday, when I tried to log on I was still getting the Attack Page messages.

Thanks John! PM on the way.

John I see in this old thread: http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=6508.0 That your Chester mini mill seems to be very similar to the Einhell. Can you say what changes you had to make to the plans to get them to work? Lastly, where did you get the belts? That seems to be my...

I've had mine just over a year and a half now and I'm pretty happy with it. I have used it on steel, brass and aluminium. I worked with an old Hungarian guy who had had one for longer and actually used it semi commercially. What problems have you had. Biggest problems I had are: The infernal Z...

Great links thanks!

When I was very young I built my first steam engine from a kit. It needed some finishing so my Uncle, who worked for the railways at the time, helped me in one of their machine shops, from then I was hooked. In the last few years most of my stuff has been firearm related but now that I have my...

Sorry for the thread bump. I have an Einhell MBF550 which is also a 550 Watt Mini mill and I suspect similar. As of yet I haven't broken the plastic gears but I would like to do some fly cutting and from what I have read that will end in tears. I have heard repeatedly that the kit from LMS...

Figured it would be a good time to register and introduce myself. I'm an ex-armourer who still enjoys machining. I have been lurking here a while reading and the site is great.