Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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G'day everyone,

This video is a follow up to last weeks 'Adding a 3HP motor to my milling machine' video. At the end of the video I quickly found out that whilst the motor was great for drilling, it started to run into limits with the rigidity when milling. Obviously, there is only so much that can be done with regards to improving the rigidity, but there are certainly a few things that I can do to help limit the effects of the vibrations, which I learned when I was upgrading the mini lathe.

So in this video I will attempt to fill the milling machines empty space with lead, epoxy granite (well polyester garnet) and cast iron in order to add mass and dampen vibrations. if I learned anything from the lathe, doping this should have a noticeable effect.

Mill - Sieg x2.7l

#machining #millingmachine


Epoxy Granite Milling Machine
Adding Lead To Milling Machine
Milling Machine Dampen Vibrations
Milling Machine Rigidity
Milling Machine Upgrades
Milling Machine Mods
Casting Lead

Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
2:10 - Materials
3:46 - Disassembly
4:54 - Adding Cast Iron And Epoxy Granite
10:59 - Adding Lead To The Head (Casting Lead)
15:58 - Making A Chip Tray, Adding Rubber and Scraping
18:30 - Testing and Final thoughts