RonGinger
Well-Known Member
A friend recently purchased the KX1 CNC mill from Harbor Freight. Today we made the first cuts with it and i am very impressed. This is one fine, small machine. We made some simple cuts in aluminum and bronze. The machine was smooth, no chatter or vibration and left a very smooth finish.
HF seems to have removed the KX1 from their web site, but still has the larger KX3. LMS has it at http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=3501&category=1241045623
This machine is not simply a converted X1 mill- it appears to be a totally new machine. It has ball screws, limit switches, all very neatly wired and packaged. The only thing I see it lacks is a spindle sensor to read actual RPM. It does have a variable speed motor controlled by the software.
For someone that wants to run a CNC mill, not build one this would be a great buy. Id guess you will be paying about $1k more than if you bought pieces and put it all together, but you can have it out of the box and making chips in less than an hour.
HF seems to have removed the KX1 from their web site, but still has the larger KX3. LMS has it at http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=3501&category=1241045623
This machine is not simply a converted X1 mill- it appears to be a totally new machine. It has ball screws, limit switches, all very neatly wired and packaged. The only thing I see it lacks is a spindle sensor to read actual RPM. It does have a variable speed motor controlled by the software.
For someone that wants to run a CNC mill, not build one this would be a great buy. Id guess you will be paying about $1k more than if you bought pieces and put it all together, but you can have it out of the box and making chips in less than an hour.
