Member postings for Gavin Jones 1

Iain, thank you very much - most helpful. Nothing you have said has put me off the Amadeal. I don't envisage a need to get under one thou' accuracy. The Weiss machines appear to have a nicer finish than some similar mills. I have a fairly large Àxminster drill press (bench mounted), it does the job well but lacks finesse and the paint is coming off, which makes it look a bit shabby (ironically, the paint on my 42 year old Colchester lathe has endured very well).

I can recommend retirement.

Thanks again, Gavin

Hi All, does anyone have one of these (particularly the VM series)? If so, have they proven reliable and accurate? Has service, support and spares from Amadeal been up to expectation?

Thanks and best regards, Gavin

Many thanks Howard. I am sure I shall have some questions. Gavin

Hi Roger, thank you. I am in mid Cornwall. Where are you?

Hi David, thank you. I am a mechanical engineer by trade but my job involved some process, electrical and civil engineering. I am not so keen on eletrical/electronics engineering but love the other aspects.

I must take a look at the Chester products. So far I have been researching at Amadeal (Weiss) and Sieg.

Thank you very much Mike.

Hi All, thank you for allowing me to join. I have been reading various posts for a while and find the threads very interesting.

I am a semi-retired time served engineer who enjoys working on old motorcycles and making/repairing parts with my Colchester Bantam 800 MK2.

I would like to buy a milling machine to supplement the latter's capabilities but I am short of workshop space - hence it will need to be a mini mill of some sort.

Best wishes, Gavin

Dear Iain, thank you for taking the time to compile this initial review. I found it most interesting. I am seriously considering buying one of the Amadeal VM series of milling machines to compliment my Colchester Bantam lathe.

Two years plus down the road are you still pleased with your machine? Has it proven to be reliable? Have you required service/support/spares from Amadeal? If so, we're they still good to deal with?

Best wishes and thanks, Gavin