Borderline Machining on the Mikron WF-1: Pumping Iron

I was thinking about getting a Mikron WF-1 or similar size, but always thought i can only machine small parts... now i know better :D thanks for that amazing crazy video! Now there is no reason not to get a small mill like that!

What an absolute madman! This is amazing!

Craften, craften, craften... was ein Projekt für eine einzelne Person.

Craziest machining ever seen!

Most Excellent!
ATB, Robin

Beautiful work, thank you.

Where there's a will......

Absolute mad-lad. Inspirational work, thanks for showing me!

Amazing, watch this on recommendation from Stefan. The quality and adaptability of your mill is awesome.!

Interessting coolant tank!

Brilliant solution to a difficult (impossible?) problem! Very inspirational "can do" spirit too!

This is so boring and yet so crazy I can't stop watching I Love It

Incredible work! Thank you so much for sharing!

You are not nuts just driven. Your DAD is a nice helper, no complaining. Very well planned video, no slow rolling of drilling holes and positioning work pieces.
Great job!

Good that this was't the first video I saw from you -
I will keep the subscribtion active ;-)

..watched the vid based on a link from S Gotteswinter, Your work absolutely amazing and inspiring! Just awesome!
Bernhard

Alex, I admire your youthful energy combined with innovative approaches to tricky machining problems.
I thought you were doing well, then you said that was a three day weekends job and I was...
Speechless,
Did you design this work of art, and it is art.
Certainly it is close to the extreme of what you could do in that small shop with minimal infrastructure.
Hats off to you.
I eagerly await what surprises are sure to come from your work!

+/-0.2mm with a tape measure? Only in Germany I think.

You are a magician!

Stunt milling... Awesome!

Awesome solution, the counterweight worked a charm. Well done. Cheers Peter

Hi! Happy to find your channel! Awesome stuff. I Have Unimac FM1 - similar style mill. I love your chip guard - you build this or purchased?

Great channel!.. & one of my favorites already

Dude, you're nuts! In a totally focking bril' kind of way! Be well & Best regards, Gottfried

Beautiful design and well-built machine! Would it be possible to get a copy of the drawings? I would love to build one of these for my new shop.

Wow. Fantastic. I love that "there´s no such thing as impossible" mentality. Toolmakers always get the job done.

Very creative solution

Wonderful fixturing solutions.

Awesome video! But what caught my eye was you got your mill and lathe on wooden supports? Is there a particular reason for this? Are you a tall person? I'm 1.88m and I've noticed my back starts to hurt after I stand infront of my lathe. Is your lathe on a pallet for a similar reason? I've thought of building a custom pallet for my lathe to get it higher. The working height of my mill, a Deckel FP2, however feels just right to me, when it was on a pallet it felt too large. Is the Mikron mill smaller perhaps than the FP2?

I don’t think anyone could accuse you of being lazy, that was an amazing setup to work around an equipment limitation. Awesome. Thank you.

Am very excited to see you do all this. I have a similar project I need your help

If there's a will, there's a way.
Absolute dedication, great video.

This is nuts but I’m going to try it with my deckel fp2

It looks like you're building a schwarma or gyro machine.

Surprised you didn't reference your fellow countryman, Arnold, when you said "Pumping Iron."

your creativity always brings a large smile on my face ;-)

Absolute brilliance. Most would have just said this was too big for their machine.

Great design and implementation, you Get R Done with what you have.
My 100T 3 bay press brake was making the 8T forklift moan lol..

Just found your channel following a link from Stefans site. Subscribed straight away.
I can see a major advantage of your Mikron and Stefans Deckel is that you can bolt work to the front of your major work table as there are no controls in the way. I was looking to buy a new Knuth VF 1.1 or Optimum MT50, but this sort of work could quite simply not be done on them. I will have to have a major re-think.
Would there have been a big price difference if you had of cut the side plates with a waterjet and then not worried about the flame hardened material?

That use of the Engine hoist is such a cool idea.

Oh... Nice scraping work on that table.

One of the great features of a universal machine, so adaptable with some clever thought around fixturing. Nice solution to a very large piece of work

One of the great features of a universal machine, so adaptable with some clever thought around fixturing. Nice solution to a very large piece of work

Another fine job Sir

Hello, i couldnt help but notice the "Fi" logo on your page, you are the persone who made the GTP-13 car, so i eant to ask you, is there any good litterature you can recommend me on riveted monocoque type chassis design ? Thank you

I'd love one of those knee-less milling machines. I love the set up with the weights on a pully/crane.

Where's the rest of the build videos for the press brake? Would love to see more of that

Officially crazy!