DIYbanter - View Single Post - What are the size limitations of mini mills?

On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 14:58:16 -0600 (CST), (Leo Reed) wrote:
No one seems to address the mini mill vs. the Drill mill (rf-30)
question.

Never used a RF-30... impressive machine... too big for my shop. But the
round column does not impress me.

You're right not to be impressed by the round column. You do lose
your zero when you raise or lower the head. But that 2 hp head does
have some grunt. It'll take cuts that would destroy the mini-mill. The
work envelope is much larger too.

Since I got my big knee mill, my RF-30 is mostly used as a heavy
drill press. But before that it was my main mill, and I cut a lot of
metal with it. It is capable of good work, once you learn how to
work around its ideosyncracies.

Gary