I know it's no piece of cake but..... Build your own mill. Here's why....

[Milo]

Wise, I'm in the middle of redoing a mill right now. Can you share some details about your main wheels setup? Also, do you mind sharing the cost of you inline skate wheels and bearings (and where you got them)?

Thanks.

Milo

[Wise]

Man I've been on pause with the project just been too busy to finish but my main wheels are just split go kart wheels mounted on a piece of cold rolled round with locking collars, the inline and bearings set up you can find a deal on Amazon.com it's all personal preference though. Good luck with it man

[EWO]

Tri-Star aluminum wheels part # 1183 or #1184. Split wheel that uses a 5/8 bearing. App. $35 a piece.

For the inline wheels or skate wheels the best place is ebay or Amazon. Just scroll thru. You can find sets of 50 wheels for less than a $1 a piece. Discounted/blemished/discontinued. 608 bearings the same.

Best of luck. EWO

Wise, I'm in the middle of redoing a mill right now. Can you share some details about your main wheels setup? Also, do you mind sharing the cost of you inline skate wheels and bearings (and where you got them)?

Thanks.

Milo

[Milo]

Thank you very much.

Tri-Star aluminum wheels part # 1183 or #1184. Split wheel that uses a 5/8 bearing. App. $35 a piece.

For the inline wheels or skate wheels the best place is ebay or Amazon. Just scroll thru. You can find sets of 50 wheels for less than a $1 a piece. Discounted/blemished/discontinued. 608 bearings the same.

Best of luck. EWO

[rodburner]

EWO IS RITE ON THE BEARINGS FOR SHORE! I JUST GOT 100 608RS FOR 35 .00 BUT I STILL LIKE MY 10'' RUBBER WHEELS LIKE THE RED RIVER CURLY'S.

[EWO]

True, just before Christmas I bought 100 608RS bearings for $23 and no shipping. Sometimes they go fast and sometimes they hang around for a few days. The inline/skate wheels the same. EWO

[Wise]

I actually was two wheels short so I went to this local skating rink and the guy had all kinds of used bearings and wheels for the low!

[easyboss]

I am a big fan of doing things yourself. The slat mill is not an easy project to take on. It can be done but it is one of those things where an 1/8th of an inch here and there is the difference between great success and total failure. With that said, it can be done. And I agree Randy's C.'s mills were as nice as they get. He was not the most dependable guy in the world but the mills were nice. I had one years back. EWO

The truth about millmakers can be a bit of an eye opener. The reality is this though. The only ORIGINAL millmakers that were true to the millmaking game were RRC and Gambler and curious. Two of the best known ones. The follow ups from these either bought and copied their entire mills or copied substantial parts of it. In todays climate, with all these high tech cnc shops and plasma cad type engineering outfits, making a mill for a fraction of the price isnt rocket science. Its whether you are willing to invest the time of foreshight into developing a mill.

[easyboss]

I'm almost done just need to do my belt and paint it, not much time to work on it tho. Buying one is cool,but I get a lil more fulfillment out of using something I put together. Ask someone to post it for you Khalil.

Having spoken to ciruos many years ago, just before he retired and went into bike building, he ran down a whole load of info on the phone from overseas. Top guy and a true gentleman. The biggest and most important factor to making a slat mill, according to him, was the frame and belt, and how both must be aligned perfectly in order for a mill to run true. So belts attached to the slats must be in perpendicular fashion, and the mill must be built straight. tHAT WAS HIS ADVICE.

[FrostyPaws]

EB, did you build the mill that's your avatar picture?