Teco VF400

[Maarten KipParticipant @maartenkip72631]

Hello everyone,

Forgive me beforehand if the following has been answered in a earlier thread or if i am mistaken by posting in this section on the forum. I am still a newbie on this website.

Has any of you experience with the Tevo VF400 Mill as advertised here:

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The reasons i am interested in this machine are the following:

– In the advertisement it is said it is extremely quiet wichj is important for me because i live in an appartement with tennants all around me.

– It is not so heavy, and i will do only small work.

– I like the simple way it is constructed.

I know it has its limitations but for me thats no issue.

An alternative for me would be the Wabeco 1200

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Kind regards,

Maarten

[Maarten KipParticipant @maartenkip72631]

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

My only comment about the Tevo machine is the round column. If you need to change the head height, you may loose registration on the x-y axes.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

I would look at videos to get a decent feel for the racket they make

You will also need to do sound reduction stuff, like rubber feet, some vibrations can go through an entire building

Can you hear neighbours washing machines?

[egaParticipant @ega]

For the benefit of possible future searchers: is there a typo in the heading and, if so, could it be corrected (Teco is a brand of VFD).

PS Just looked at the link and it seems the typo is in the post – my mistake!

Edited By ega on 06/09/2021 11:07:57

[egaParticipant @ega]

Posted by Speedy Builder5 on 06/09/2021 08:17:39:

My only comment about the Tevo machine is the round column. If you need to change the head height, you may loose registration on the x-y axes.

There seems to be a key at the rear of the column.

[Maarten KipParticipant @maartenkip72631]

Posted by ega on 06/09/2021 11:05:36:

For the benefit of possible future searchers: is there a typo in the heading and, if so, could it be corrected (Teco is a brand of VFD).

PS Just looked at the link and it seems the typo is in the post – my mistake!

Edited By ega on 06/09/2021 11:07:57

Yes, i'm sorry. Mistake is on me. Thanks for the input!

[Maarten KipParticipant @maartenkip72631]

Posted by Ady1 on 06/09/2021 08:23:58:

I would look at videos to get a decent feel for the racket they make

You will also need to do sound reduction stuff, like rubber feet, some vibrations can go through an entire building

Can you hear neighbours washing machines?

My small workshop has fibration reduction matting. I allready have a lathe and so far so good there are no complaints altough i have done quit a bit of lathe work.

[Maarten KipParticipant @maartenkip72631]

Posted by ega on 06/09/2021 11:09:45:

Posted by Speedy Builder5 on 06/09/2021 08:17:39:

My only comment about the Tevo machine is the round column. If you need to change the head height, you may loose registration on the x-y axes.

There seems to be a key at the rear of the column.

Looking closely at the pictures of the backside of the machine i am not really sure. Could be a key but could also be the acme thread for the Z axis.

[Ex contributorParticipant @mgnbuk]

That looks rather like a modern incarnation of the old East Germany manufactured Hobbymat milling machine.

The head & column assembly could be fitted to a bracket mounted behind the Hobbymat lathe bed, or mounted in a separate X-Y table assembly to produce the stand-alone milling machine. Much along the lines of the Emco FB2 milling machine, but smaller. IIRC the original DDR machine was a 1MT spindle, but I could be mistaken.

Hobbymat mill

Nigel B.

[smfParticipant @smf]

Hi – Nigel, you beat me to it. I think this is the updated version of the Hobbymat BFE65/Saupe BFW300, but with belt drive rather than by gears. If so, then it does have a key at the rear to help maintain vertical alignment. I don't know how noisy the belt drive is, but my BFW300 is a little noisy (c.80dB at 1 metre). Shouldn't the belt drive be quieter? I like my BFW300 – it won't take big cuts and isn't as rigid as a larger machine, but it's a decent little machine.

[Maarten KipParticipant @maartenkip72631]

Posted by mgnbuk on 07/09/2021 08:35:57:

That looks rather like a modern incarnation of the old East Germany manufactured Hobbymat milling machine.

The head & column assembly could be fitted to a bracket mounted behind the Hobbymat lathe bed, or mounted in a separate X-Y table assembly to produce the stand-alone milling machine. Much along the lines of the Emco FB2 milling machine, but smaller. IIRC the original DDR machine was a 1MT spindle, but I could be mistaken.

Hobbymat mill

Nigel B.

By the looks of it i had already deduced it was based on the Hobbymat/Saupe Mill. Those had 1MT spindles. The Teco has a 2MT spindle.

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