WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING VERTICAL AND

HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINES

Take a figurative step back from the machine and look at it. Allow your eyes to follow the lines of the

cable and note the placement of all the control panels and manual controls. You should be able to

imagine an operator at the machine without any part of their body impeding the automatic processes of

the machine, while remaining in control of it. If you are looking at a vertical milling machine , or a

combined one with horizontal milling machine capabilities- you want to make sure that there is a clear

path of operation to reduce production breaks.

Look to the milling head

The milling head will make or break your vertical milling machine, or your horizontal milling machine.

If you are using one of the streamlined dual or travel models, it becomes even more important to make

sure the head is of a high quality. That means it has to have a spindle sleeve controls that are both

manual and automatic for the greatest production speed and accuracy. It should also be easily

accessible by the operator and made with the best electronics and machine parts from Taiwan.

The worktable

When you are looking at the work table you need to look at more than the size and form, but the quality

of the bed. The work table beds should be of a high tensile strength and be heat hardened. You don't

want a sub-quality table or they can cause the piece to shift during the milling process. Raising and

lowering the table should be equal parts of automated and manual control. You should also be able to

easily attach and use a machine vise to the worktable too.

Ease of transfer

There are two different aspects to evaluating the ease of transfer with a vertical milling machine and a

horizontal milling machine. The first is to look at the head and spindle to see how much is involved in

shifting between milling types. The second is to look at how the machine is designed to make sure that

none of the cables, or any of the operators, is put into the path of transfer. The DXMC Milling vertical

milling machine is designed with transfer safety and efficiency in mind. These are DMXC dual

machines also capable of functioning as a horizontal milling machine as well. The design for the feeder

cables keeps them away from the moving head and bed. The controls are up and offset so the operator

has to have their hands out of the transfer area as well.

Where to find reliable performance milling machines

DXMC Milling provides you with the best choice for any vertical milling machine or horizontal

milling machine needs you may have. They carry dual machines, and travel machines too. DXMC

Milling only carries machines made by reliable manufacturers, which leaves them free to focus on sales

and customer service. With their incentive offer of a machine vice for $169 with the purchase of either

a vertical milling machine, or a horizontal milling machine you can really get your shop running the

way it should be.