Mophorn Milling Working Table 17.7 X 6.7 Inch, Compound Milling Machine Work Table 2 Axis 4 Ways Move, Multifunction Milling Working Table Heavy-duty Structure,for Milling and Drilling Machine

Do the dials have backlash? Yes, but so does my Bridgeport. Use an indicator. Do the knobs on the handwheels spin? No, neither do the ones on my Bridgeport. If you have enough grease and oil on your hands, you can't tell anyway. People complain about some silly things. This is a perfectly functional X/Y table shipped from the other side of the planet for a little over $100 US. I needed a sub 4 inch X/Y table for a Pantograph I was building and this fits the bill. The dimensions in the pictures are wrong, kind of. It's listed as 5 inches tall. That's the height to the top of the handwheel. The table height is 3 7/8 inches which was a pleasant surprise. For those interested in other missing info, the T-slots are 0.5 inch (12mm), the T-slot spacing is 2.5 inches (64mm), and the T-slot length is 13.5 inches (342mm). The only thing that needs improving is the rectangular pieces of bar stock they used as a dovetail gib that's cammed sideways. For a Franklin and a Jackson, they couldn't be bothered the put a proper parallelogram in there (profit margins). Easy fix with some bar stock and a chamfering insert cutter. 9/10 total quality. 10/10 for the price.

Overall this might be the best option available on Amazon for a cross-slide mill table, but it comes with some important caveats.The working dimensions can be misleading since the overall width is 18 inches, but actual cross travel is only 8 1/4 inches on the X-axis, and the Y-axes cross travel only 4 1/4 inches.This thing is massive - very heavy at about 50 lbs. For drill positioning and milling cast iron and aluminum this table might be overbuilt, i.e. heavier than need be. On Amazon I've seen lighter options available that should be adequate for milling the same jobs that are lighter and have 12" longitudinal and 7 1/2" cross travel.As you may know from the other reviews, this thing requires a complete rebuild right out of the box. Although the quality of the castings seem competent, the fit-finish and assembly of the dove-tail and lead screw hardware is abysmal. The factory has made no effort to assemble this thing properly, rather it is simply thrown together without even tightening the internal lead screw hardware, which cannot be adjusted or tightened without a complete disassembly. Therefore, since these units are non functional going into the box there is obviously no attempt at quality control inspection to see that there are no defects or that they are in working condition before they leave the factory. So when your slide-table arrives and you are wondering why it is all jammed up inside, the major problem is that the internal lead screw hardware is loose and is shifted in a way that they are binding and putting pressure and friction against the lead screws. And this is the main reason why everything must be disassembled, aligned, deburred if necessary, and all cap screws tightened properly.Also, check the lead screw bearing assemblies - mine came with an extra cage bearing on the Y-axes, which obviously can cause a problem if you have two of them pressing against each other instead of the bearing race.Other reviews will tell you how they threw away pieces of hardware like the crank wheels & handles and made their own, but it is likely that the unit can be made adequately functional by utilizing and reworking the OEM parts that come in the box.The biggest problem and most difficult to fix are the lead screws. Based on my observation and that of other reviews, all of them are bent and distorted, which means there is an area of high friction opposed by an area of low friction with each rotation. Inexcusable how they should continue to manufacture such defects on these critical parts. As yet I have not attempted to remedy my bend lead screws, but at some point when I feel ambitious I may do a second disassembly, make the proper jigs, and try to bend them straight. But in my opinion, this kind of defect goes beyond what constitutes a “deal breaker” when buying an item like this.

The media could not be loaded. As everyone suggests, you should disassemble it as soon as you take it out of the box and clean all sharp edges with a file. Also, polish the rails as nicely as you can. I used 600—and 800-grit sandpaper and then gave the surfaces a very light coat of grease, including the lead screw.It worked smoothly and I found out the only real adjustments afterward were adjustments to the drill press itself. When I locked down the drill press table it would raise the product up just a couple of fractions and move it to the right. Once that was sorted out everything went smoothly.This table is heavy! A lot heavier than it looks and I think for what it is and what it does it is built well. What would have cost me a few hundred dollars and a long wait from a machine shop I did it for $110 and in a few hours.Very happy so far. The trick is to pay close attention to your setup and try some dry runs before you start milling. Take small bites. In my pictures, I am cutting a 1/4 track into a piece of steel 14 gauge square tubing. I made 3 passes to get it done and did 4 pcs for my project.

It works for the price… it it a good deal. The locking mechanism needs to be improved the bolts are too small. For the money it is functional.

I have no idea why people are not happy about this compound table. I paid $120 for it delivered to my home. Yes, it isn't crazy accurate, but it is accurate enough - I was able to get 0.05 mm (50 microns or 0.002 in) without doing anything special to it. The most puzzling part of the reviews is that people aren't happy about the scale on the dials...! Each full turn of the dials equates to 4 mm of travel on any of two axis. Dials scales are 0, 1, 2, and 3, so1. between 0 and 1 you have 1st millimeter;2. between 1 and 2 you have 2nd millimeter;3. between 2 and 3 you have 3rd millimeter; and4. between 3 and 0 you have 4th millimeter.Yes, the edges need deburring ($10 tool here on Amazon).Yes, I had a too tight fit on one of the dials.Yes, you need to adjust both perpendicular and lateral movements with wing nuts.BUT! You paid just $100 for it! It is really, really cheap! For the price you just need to add a little bit of elbow grease into the tool, to make it work as good as a way more expensive table!