UPGRADE YOUR MINI-MILL | ULTIMATE Mill Cabinet / Base

This milling machine cabinet has a concrete countertop. It is extra sturdy and heavy as a rock. With lots and lots of storage underneath. It will not resonate and cancle out any vibrations. The cabinet weighs around 270kg. The concrete countertop alone weighs 120kg.

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[InheritanceMachining]

I'm envious of this build! I need more drawers. Also that post jack + hoist technique is brilliant.

PS. I'm genuinely missing your videos, man. Sometimes I come here just to hear your outro music. Content or not, I hope everything's well.

[RustyInventions-wzir]

Very nice work. I like this cabinet. Great

[soldernerdcom]

I saw this on the forum, very nicely done.

[RonCarr-urmy]

Cristoph, I know I am a bit late to the show, however, I must say your idea is perfect and I might adapt it to my round column Enco mill/drill zx7045. During the process I have been entertaining thoughts of up dating the round column to a square column such as the Optimum offers. Do you think the Optimum column if ordered thru Optimum I could change to the square column with minimal assembly effort?

[reachingzeus]

Amazing work! So the M20 leveling feet with the hockey puck hold up? No vibration issues when running the mill?

[anmafab]

I missed this one when you originally posted. Damn you for the inspiration as this is really cool and I need to do this for my equivalent mill!

[railgap]

Resonate? Vibrations? For a Chinese mini-mill? You're polishing cannonballs, son.

[mafosa]

wow! all of a sudden!.. $300 bucks seems easier to pay for a base!

really great share!

larry

[cihanozciftci]

We would love to watch videos of all details about MB4. thank you for your hard work.

[adhawk]

Love it mate, I need a small version for my optimum BF16. Its the baby, it needs extra weight and rigidity👍👌🇦🇺

[Joe_Bandit]

I can tell from watching your videos that another project you should make is a 2*72 belt grinder ;)

[marcus_w]

I couldn't help myself - I spottet a "deez nuts" joke or two.

[mathiasfischer]

Nice! I have bought the same model of mill as you. What do you have for height of the cabinet?

[gunterparr]

Hallo, cool project! How heavy are the individual parts of the MB4 when splitting it up into spindle head, z axis, maschine bed? Thx!

[watahyahknow]

one thing you can still do is put a oversized piece of aluminium plate on the drawersfronts, it will ide the gaps in between the frame and the drawers and hide the drawerslides
looks good, might try someting simulair but use a toolcart or two set of used steel deskdrawers as the base and build the frame around it, the concrete should help a lot against vibrations
the meessing around with the ratchetstraps and the millhead looked familliar, had the same thing happening, small tip : get an engine hoist, there not that expensive, it does take in some room even when folded up but there extremely handy for moving heave stuff about the room (yes you can lift the whole mill with it )like workbenches lathes milling machines etc, they make good camera stands too

[cnc-ua]

Very cool.
Have you bolted mill base to concrete countertop?

[rybaxek]

Using linseed oil is a bad idea, all oils change PH factor, concrete slowly becomes more brittle. A good portion of lacquer is what suits best

[eitutis]

How do you have every single tool ever made. I'm a bit upset, probably because of jealousy...