Phil's MiniMill

My completed Mini Mill build.

Purchased a Mini Mill kit as a learning tool to accompany my upcoming Workbee build. My lovely wife and I spent a few nights putting it together after the kids went to sleep.

Photo 1 - Our very first X-Axis linear actuator!


Photo 2 - My wife & I just after the birth of out first OpenBuilds child

(Yes I do look exhausted - it was a long day even before we touched the build)

Photo 3 - The completed build

(Yes there was a mess on the table)

So - Lessons learned and observations:

• A huge thank you to Openbuilds for marking the screw sizes in felt on the little zip locks... big help
• Get yourself a METRIC tape measure....
  
• A long set of T-handled hex drivers speed the process up
• Watch the assembly video ... a few times beforehand (huge help)
• Do not put dinner in the oven as you send your wife to the store to buy silicon spray (she made a detour and it took over an hour)