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Thread: Advice needed on Dore-westbury mill please!
31/01/2011 23:30:36
Hello Nic,
 
I have a Dore Westbury Mill that I built from the kit about 20 years ago. I still use it a lot, in fact I use it more than the lathe. There are far more flat surfaces and holes to be drilled than straight forward turning in most projects.
 
I build 5in gauge steam loco's and it has played a big part in my latest project.
 
The mill copes quite well with most milling tasks encountered in model engineering, but if you are into 7.1/4 gauge locos or 4in scale traction engines then perhaps it is a bit small and it lacks some rigidity.
 
The biggest draw back, as refered to by others, is the round column. When ever you need to elevate the head, you loose setting which is a real pain. There are ways around it, but does make life difficult on occasions.
 
It will cope with up to 3/4in end mills, but is best with1/2in and below.
 
I would say it is a good buy for a basic machine with no frills as long as you don't want to take big a cut. The speed range is adequate even without using the reduction gears, which are noisy.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Bernard North

Edited By Bernard North on 31/01/2011 23:31:53

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