I thought I would toss up a build thread for my mill. I have owned a Crossfire Pro since they were released and I have been very happy with the table. Around July 4th Langmuir ran a sale that I couldn’t pass up so I decided to finally pull the trigger on a MR1.
Fast forward 2 months to the present day and I am finally getting started on assembling the mill. I have been looking at others build threads and decided that it would make sense to make a roll-able base for the mill.
I made a base frame out of 2"x2" .120 square tube. Attached to the base are adjustable casters for leveling and future relocation if needed.
I am happy with how it turned out and has made life a lot easier with the ability to move the mill where I want it.
Currently I have the drains installed and I was starting to assemble the rails, but ran into a snag with the machining on one of the y rails. Waiting for tech support to get back to me, and then the real progress will start.
Did you go with the enclosure as well, and what are your pc control plans? DEFINITELY interested in seeing your progression on keeping this mobile! I love the idea of mobility in my shop and many of my machines are on wheels. I couldnt pull the trigger with the mill lol
I did go with the enclosure and the touch screen & control PC from Langmuir. I had been looking at it for so long that I thought I might as well do it. My plasma table had paid for itself 20 times over and I am sure the MR1 will end up doing the same haha.
Quick Update. My replacement Y Axis rail came in and I have replaced the improperly machine original rail. However something odd is still happening. On the new Y Axis rail the hex head screws don’t sit as far down in the pocket as the other side does (see pictures below). The pictures show the hex head fully tightened.
While I wait for tech support to get back to me I made some jigs to make sure the Y rails stay where they need to. I plan to leave these in place when I pour the concrete. They seem to work well and make it easy to tell if anything has moved.
