Geoff Walker has kindly supplied his drawings for the two major parts of the Potts milling spindle. A design that originally appeared in Model Engineer back in 1937, th efirst part of which is reprinted below. Drawings
The latest version of the Kelsey drawings can be found in this below and will be updated as the drawings progress or revisions are made. The Build thread can be found here https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/topic/v-twin-kelsey/ Drawings as of 26/11/25 Bill of materials as of 10/11/25
One topic that crops up fairly regularly on the forum is clocking the fixed jaw of a vice true to the X-Axis with many finding it a lengthy process and then once they do eventually get the vice clocked true they are reluctant to remove it to make full use of the milling machine. One…
Since getting the SIEG SX2.7 at the start of the Milling for Beginners series (starts MEW 261) I have found during use a few items that could be improved upon. Some of these are specific to the SX2.7 others could be applied to any machine. Spindle Spanner. The supplied pin spanner that is used to…
In the previous part of this article I showed how a change in approach from the traditional to one of using shallow but fast cuts can improve how face/shell mills perform on hobby size machines. This time I will show how a change of insert can further improve finish, speed up the machining time and…
IntroductionAs I mentioned in the previous article some posts on Model Engineer Forum prompted me to dosome test cuts and confirm if what I have been advocating was the best approach to using insertshell and face milling cutters with bench top hobby mills. The Problems. The traditional approach has generally been to run at a…
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Getting the most out of your Brushless Mill Introduction Over the next few articles I will be looking at how to get the best out of brushless hobby mills particularly in regards to speeds and feeds. Several recent threads on Model Engineer Forum have prompted this as some of the more traditional approaches which are…
The Halot-Mage Pro is Creality’s top of the range model and physically it is considerably bigger than its predecessors at 335 x 270 x 610 mm in size and 13.3kg in weight. The machine came packaged to a high standard, inside a stout outer box with plenty of foam packing. Design It’s a big, good-looking…
