I have been toying with the idea of getting a cheap desktop "mini mill" for some time. I think I am finally ready to pull the trigger and buy a harbor freight 44991 mini-mill. It's reasonably priced for the little bit that I will ever use it and there are a ton of people that have hacked them into CNC machines. This sounds like a fun project sometime down the line. My question is this, is there anything I am missing that should change my mind? I know it is a very low end mill, but for my needs (cutting notches in aluminum extrusion, making aluminum stepper motor brackets, etc) I think the accuracy is good enough. I can get one for ~$500 delivered + a bit for some mill ends. Has anyone had experience with this mill or with doing the CNC conversion that can give me an opinion?
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