the real problem with small stuff on a big mill is visibility - you just
have to trust your gauges



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On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 20:46:41 -0800 (PST), TwoGuns
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I recently sold my small lathe (7"x12") and a mini-mill. I have a
couple prototypes I need to whip out for a project I am working on. I
will need to machine some parts as small as 1/2" and several pieces of
12" x 12' x15". Obviously it would be impossible to do a large job on
a small mill. However is a large mill capable of doing small jobs with
accuracy?

DL
A good one is. If it can machine big stuff to within a couple tens of
thousands of an inch, it can do at least as well on small stuff.