atkelar | Workbench Island and Mill @atkelar | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Workshop Project #15 - Workbenches and Mill

Over the last few weeks, I started up my metal workshop improvement program again. You might recall my adventure with the metal lathe? If not, here's the video: youtube.com/watch?v=QQtdvLvsIAo

I have put some of my projects that involve fabricating parts on hold, because a lathe is an important, but by far not the only tool I need for those. Lates can - per design - make round things. Or at most round things with flat caps at the end. Yes, I did turn a cube in school, but that's a bit special. I need a mill! And after lots of searching, I found a model that was in the right price and size range and available!

In this video, I'm setting up a workplace for the lathe and the mill, unpack the mill, fix the safety on it (by removing it) and have a go with some t-nut adjustments.


0:00 Intro / Problem Description
1:13 Bench #1: Unpacking / Base / Top
2:50 Bench #2: Broken Leg / OSB Cutting / Missing Holes?!
4:50 Tables are Turned, Levelling / OSB
6:15 Late Transfer
7:02 Mill Unpacking
9:05 Power Up! / Testing Controls / Chuck / Milling Head
10:02 Problem! / Safety Issue
11:48 Mill Vice / T-Nuts
13:15 First Chips!
14:08 Mounting T-Nut Holder... (Measure Once Drill Twice!) / Summary / Outtake

Donate a few bucks for some coffee (or some equipment upgrades): ko-fi.com/atkelar

Music:
My Train's A Comin'
Unicorn Heads
(YouTube Audio Library)