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OSAKI Mini Mill
Will_D:
Hi guys,
Maybe more aimed at the UK members:
Has any one any comments on the OSAKI mini Mill from Cfomwell tools:
https://www.cromwell.co.uk/OSA2715500K
My drill press is nearing end of life and this would be a great birthday present!
John Rudd:
Pretty much the same as any other X2 mini mill.....
You could say its your general run of the mill mill...... :) :) .....
Ok for the money but for a bit more you could get the Sieg X2 super duper model from Arc Eurotrade
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Machines-Accessories/Milling-Machines/Model-Super-X2-Plus-Mill/SIEG-Super-X2P-HiTorque-Mill
and its only £20 more....
A much better machine imho.....( I speak as an owner too... as I have both variants)
Deko:
Hi Will, I have never dealt with Cromwell, but I have been dealing with Arc Euro for many, many years and I have always had first class service from them. :thumbup: Just my two pence worth.
Cheers Dek. :med:
Will_D:
Many thanks for the info. There seem to be a huge number of very similar verions of this basic design. The photos all look very similar but the detailed specs vary ever so slightly - like the travels and the machine weight.
Thanks for the Arco recomendation will enquire about a shipping to Ireland :bugeye:
The thing about the Cromweel version is that they have a Dublin outlet called TED www.ted.ie
What are the pitches of the feed screws? I think they are imperial and 16 tpi so one complete rev. is 62.5 thou.
One last question: Is it better to buy the collet set or the more expensive ER25 or ER32 sets?
My old myford ML7 just has a set of collets!
I assume its because with the ER set its much quicker to change the collets as you don't touch the drawbar.
I know more about lathes than mills!
Talking of which must finish off the renovation of a little Centec 2 Horizontal mill!
John Rudd:
FWIW, I run a set of ER 32 collets in both lathes and mills....the draw bar never gets touched....
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