To build this small milling machine, of course, you need a lathe and also a milling machine with almost all accessories and tools. You cannot build such a machine at the kitchen table! So, why should a milling machine owner build another small milling machine? • Because he enjoys what he has made himself and the challenge of doing so • Because he does not want to "bother" with a large milling machine with high power consumption for particularly small milling parts in the future. • Because it is simply pleasant to work with such a small machine. In addition to the meticulously compiled building instructions, author Jürgen Eichardt provides numerous references to other book publications and background information on metalworking. However, the book assumes knowledge of the numerous techniques and the milling and turning rules as known. As an introduction to this extensive do-it-yourself project, it is therefore advisable to read the entire book first as a "textbook" before then tackling the construction of the small milling machine and its accessories step by step. From the content: • Basic conception of the milling machine • Revision of the cross table • Base plate and machine stand • Height slide and drive height support • rotary plate, milling head, drilling head • milling spindle construction, pulleys, motor bearings • collets, ER11 collet chucks, clamping devices • Machine vice and vice shims • Rotary table, vice stop • Special mandrels, horizontal dividing head • Swivel plate and digital height measuring device • ER11 and chuck adapters, hole nut wrench • Extensive glossary of terms and sources of supply • Further literature on the subject • Complete parts list for the small milling machine