With a tilting, rotating table, these milling machines create more complex shapes than 3-axis models without requiring multiple setups. By moving the spindle and rotating the workpiece simultaneously, they’re capable of making helical gears, manifolds, and other small parts that require 3D contouring, hollowing, and undercutting. Similar in size to a desktop printer, they mill plastic, wood, and soft metal pieces up to 4.55" × 5" × 3.55" for rapid prototyping of small-parts; however, they’re not for production-scale work. They are compatible with 2D and 3D CAD files.

Machines move on five axes: the spindle travels 4.55" side to side; the table travels 5" front to back, 3.55" up and down, tilts 160°, and rotates 360°. They have a 200W brushless DC motor that powers the spindle up to 10,000 rpm with 0.002" of TIR (total indicated runout). TIR is a measure of rotational smoothness—the lower the value, the less wobble a rotating tool will have, and the more accurate it will be.

All have a single-flute, carbide square end mill for making square slots, pockets, and edges. A tool length measurement device ensures accurate cuts, even when switching tools. A steel enclosure contains chips and reduces noise.

Machines include a 1/8" ER-11 collet for holding round-shank tools, such as router bits, drill bits, and end mills, with shank sizes from 0.109" to 1/8". Use additional ER-11 collets to hold tools that have larger shank sizes.

Edge finders with holder mount directly into the spindle. They locate edges, shoulders, center points, and lines on your workpiece.

ER-40 collets with adapters fit inside the hole in the center of the machine’s table to hold round workpieces. Because the workpiece passes through the table, it allows clearance for machining longer pieces.

Tool holder sets include three extended tool holders, one standard tool holder, and a stand to hold all four. Standard tool holders are for tools that are longer than 2 1/2"; extended tool holders are for tools that are 2 1/2" in length and shorter.