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Originally Posted by JohnFogarty
I was actually looking into the RF on CNCzone and practical machinist to see what people had to say about it
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The Rong-Fu 45 is fairly well regarded as a quality small mill. It comes will all the limitations of it's light weight, but it's well made and as long as you stay within it's operating envelope it'll produce fine cuts. I believe it's also a common base for CNC conversions, so there's probably a great deal of aftermarket support should you choose to go that route in the future.
However, the catch is that the model has been knocked off by every other 'machine tool' manufacturer in China and, as a result, there are a lot of XX-45 mills out there. Some are great, some are bad. Some are really really awful. Unfortunately it can be hard to tell prior to purchase, so do your research and try to avoid deals that seem too good to be true.