Axminster RF31 Vertical Mill/Drill

This is a rugged and well made machine with good capacities and plenty of power, a good choice for a serious home engineer or for a small professional workshop. The belt driven head provides a useful range of speeds and is quiet in operation, the head can be re-positioned on the column with the aid of a handle driven rack and pinion drive; fine height control is achieved with the three-arm control wheel on the right of the head. The fine downfeed control can be locked firmly in position when milling and the mill also features an easy-to-read inboard depth stop. End mill mounting can be either by individual finger collets, the ER collet system or the auto locking milling chuck, all of which are detailed under the Collets section. The RF31 can be mounted either on a solidly made bench (please note the weight of 300kg!) or on our custom made floor stand. This stand is made of heavy duty steel sheet and measures 710mm high, 533mm wide and 619mm deep. Another useful accessory is the power feed unit, Order No 340207, which can be fitted to the left hand end of the table to provide a smooth variable speed drive to the longitudinal travel.