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Khledar · 06-10-2003, 04:29 AM

Mills are good for lotsa stuff, but if you're not "into" making stuff with you hands and buidling things, it might take more effort than you want. But if you love to make "stuff" finding uses for a mill can be endless. Waterblocks might just be an excuse to get one. On the other hand, if you just see cool WBs people made with a mill, and want to make your own - it might be a little far fetched. (especially in the cost justiication area)

MadDogMe has an excellent point about auctions, remember older != crappier, lots of old equipment is high precision, and you can get the power you need for a fraction of the cost - keep in mind, replacement parts and their availability when you buy such a machine used.

As to those two milsl you mentioned, the site has a rather... qualitative analysis of how good the mills are. I have no experience with either of those, and I think that's what you'll really need - because the simple featureset is somethign you already know if you need, since you're the one who knows what you'll be doing.

[EDIT: Aww shit thanks a million pippin88 you're exactly right, believe it or not, I typed != then erased it somehow thinking along the lines of if versus iff, and stupid Computer Science mixing with Philosophy courses... and then I just made it totally wrong.]

06-10-2003, 04:29 AM	#3
Khledar Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver BC Posts: 234	Mills are good for lotsa stuff, but if you're not "into" making stuff with you hands and buidling things, it might take more effort than you want. But if you love to make "stuff" finding uses for a mill can be endless. Waterblocks might just be an excuse to get one. On the other hand, if you just see cool WBs people made with a mill, and want to make your own - it might be a little far fetched. (especially in the cost justiication area) MadDogMe has an excellent point about auctions, remember older != crappier, lots of old equipment is high precision, and you can get the power you need for a fraction of the cost - keep in mind, replacement parts and their availability when you buy such a machine used. As to those two milsl you mentioned, the site has a rather... qualitative analysis of how good the mills are. I have no experience with either of those, and I think that's what you'll really need - because the simple featureset is somethign you already know if you need, since you're the one who knows what you'll be doing. [EDIT: Aww shit thanks a million pippin88 you're exactly right, believe it or not, I typed != then erased it somehow thinking along the lines of if versus iff, and stupid Computer Science mixing with Philosophy courses... and then I just made it totally wrong.] __________________ "mooooo" said the cow. ERTW - UBC P4 2.4B @3.01Ghz 167FSB :: Abit IC7 :: 2x256MB HyperX PC3700 :: ASUS 9600XT :: WD Raptor 2x36GB RAID0 Last edited by Khledar; 06-10-2003 at 07:49 PM.