Nuestra Senora del Pilar by Occre - Build log

Man oh man. The Proxxon MF 70 has been on my wishlist for a long time, but my Admiral doesn't seem to agree. :)
 
Philski said:
Yeah....spendy. But I justified as a Christmas present to me....Now to spend even more with accessories and end mills and stuff!
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Love my MF70. I have a kit which if I ever get around to it installing it, that converts the MF70 into a CNC milling machine. I would like to next purchase a 3D printer. Maybe my wife will buy me this for Christmas? Or maybe not.
 
Philski said:
Me too! I am really interested in how it will perform while machining. I have machining experience, but on much larger equipment - Bridgeports, Hardinge, Do-All. And I have BIG end mills, fly cutters, edge finder, dial indicators etc. But using the micro mill should be fun and interesting. I'm going to find out!
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I just want to use it on wood. I think it can do some softer metals, though.
 
Now that looks super, Phil! For sure it adds to the realism and the aesthetics - well done!
 
Philski said:
Build Log: Nuestra Senora del Pilar (OcCre, 1:46)

Its been a few days since I last posted. Had other things going on, including Christmas. This post primarily pertains to the new tool I am using for this build. It offers me some pretty good flexibility and creativity as needed. It is, as previously mentions, the Proxxon MF70 Micro Mill.

I decided to enhance the mill by adding the capability to use ER11 collets. I bought a set of collets and a quill adapter to hold those collets. I have a fairly complete set of endmills on order. They are all pretty tiny and I cannot wait to see how they perform on metal as well as wood.

I installed the adapter with no issues. I haven't had a chance to gauge the runout but it seems pretty minimal at this point. It will perform beautifully I think. I mounted a small billet of aluminum and installed a small endmill in the quill. Then I took a few passes at .5mm to see how it did. I am including some images of this here.

I have been working on chains that will attach to the channels to install deadeyes to later accept the shrouds. Lots and lots of bending, blackening and soldering to get them ready. I will include that as an update in my next post.

Please let me know if you have any questions, suggestions or comments.

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I do have a question, if you don't mind. As I play with this device I noticed that the Y axis does not go very far. The manual says 43 mm. I am just trying to figure out if it would be useful for me to find an XY table with longer Y travel? Any thoughts?
 
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