the basis of the mill is a Centec 2 horizontal purchased a few years ago for the sum of £150. This served as my mill until replaced with the AEW show in the pictures below:
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This machine is very tired with lots of bed wear and backlash so the first task is to rectify this. It is also a knee mill operated with a rack and pinion system and stops. A rubbish threaded rod lead screw system has been added later to make the knee more controllable. I will have to come up with a better method to raise and lower the mill.