[MikeAber]

I requested this Forum as information about this machine was all over the place and it made sense to provide a place to keep it organized and easier to find.

I purchased an Industrial Hobbies Gearhead Mill in November of 2004, BIGGER IS BETTER!. The dovetail square column Z axis is a delight to use.

If you are looking around trying to decide what bench top machine to buy - make sure you purchase a square column mill - once you use one you won't even consider a round column mill!

I lapped the ways on this machine. Every time I crank the lead screws I'm impressed at how smooth moves are now and the power feed isn't growling anymore.

I won't do a CNC conversion on this machine, it's too valuable to me as a manual machine due to the inch leadscrews and long table.

I just completed my mini gantry mill and R8 mini mill spindle projects largely in part to my IH mill. It's now time to learn the programming end of things.

My next major CNC project is to learn how to use my new TORMACH PCNC1100 CNC machine.

I highly recommend this book:
A really good book for hobbyists like me. It includes a demo version of MASTERCAM:
Machining and CNC Technology by Michael Fitzpatrick
ISBN 0-07-829860-1

I hope Industrial Hobbies mill users and prospective owners find this Forum helpful.

Tell us about your machine and what your doing with it, your likes and dislikes, your modifications to improve the machine and make everyone's life a little easier for Industrial Hobbies "Big Mill" owners.

Mike