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product_id: 75644758
title: "WEN 33013 4.5A Variable Speed Single Phase Compact Benchtop Milling Machine with R8 Taper"
brand: "wen"
price: "R22723"
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# Precision X/Y/Z travel Variable speed 100-2500 RPM 4.5A motor power WEN 33013 4.5A Variable Speed Single Phase Compact Benchtop Milling Machine with R8 Taper

**Brand:** wen
**Price:** R22723
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚙️ Elevate your craft with precision power — don’t just mill, master it!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** WEN 33013 4.5A Variable Speed Single Phase Compact Benchtop Milling Machine with R8 Taper by wen
- **How much does it cost?** R22723 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/75644758-wen-33013-4-5a-variable-speed-single-phase-compact-benchtop)

## Best For

- wen enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted wen brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Safety & Control:** Transparent chuck guard, emergency stop, and fine-tune hand wheels ensure precision with peace of mind.
- • **Speed That Adapts:** Dual variable speed ranges (100-1,100 & 100-2,500 RPM) tailor your cut to any material or project.
- • **Angle Your Ambition:** Bevel head and column tilt 45° both ways for complex angled cuts and creative versatility.
- • **Compact Yet Capable:** Space-smart 23x22x29.5 inch footprint with 13-inch swing fits professional shops and home workspaces alike.
- • **Power Meets Precision:** 4.5 Amp motor delivers consistent torque for smooth milling on metals, plastics, and wood.

## Overview

The WEN 33013 is a compact benchtop milling machine featuring a robust 4.5A motor and variable speed control from 100 to 2,500 RPM. Its 13-inch swing and precise X/Y/Z travel ranges enable detailed machining on metal, wood, and plastic. With an R8 spindle taper, bevel head tilt, and safety features like a transparent guard and emergency stop, it’s engineered for professional-grade versatility in a space-saving design, backed by a two-year warranty.

## Description

Remember when you could remove material evenly and precisely? Machine perfect channels and grooves into metal, wood, plastic and more with the WEN 4.5A Variable Speed Single Phase Compact Milling Machine. This versatile 13-inch swing tool helps machinists and woodworkers alike create flat surfaces, straight holes, angled edges, slots, pockets, surface contours and more. The R8 Taper allows for compatibility with a wide variety of cutters, mills, and bits, providing users a 1/2-inch drilling capacity, a 5/8 inch end mill capacity, and a 1-1/8 inch face mill capacity. Bevel the cutter head and column 45 degrees to either the left or the right. Variable speed operation goes anywhere from 100 to 1,100 RPM on the low setting and 100 to 2,500 RPM on the high setting to meet the needs of a wide range of material types. Our compact yet powerful design measures in at 23-1/4 by 22 by 29-1/2 inches in size with an 8-1/2 by 15 inch foot print. Move up to 11-13/16 inches along the X-axis, 5-1/8 inches along the Y-axis, and 7 inches along the Z-axis with tooled ruler markings around each hand wheel for precise and accurate cuts. Our benchtop design gives users a sturdy and reliable heavy-duty base with pre-drilled bolt holes for increased stability. A rubber cover runs from the table to the column to help catch chips and minimize clean-up. The included transparent shield combined with the emergency stop feature provide maximum user safety during operation. And, because it’s a WEN product, your milling machine comes backed by a two-year warranty, a nationwide network of skilled service technicians, and a robust inventory of replacement parts all to make sure you remember WEN.

Review: What a surprise, better than expected. - What a surprise, better than expected. Shipping came in with good notice, and delivery was into my garage. Instructions could be better. YouTube filled in the gaps. Thank you to all those who allowed me to use their Bridgeport in my youth. I remembered much of what I needed to operate the mill. I did get at least three "you be carefull" admonishments. A VERY high quality amature vertical mill, with just enough extras to be mostly accurate. Which is perfect for my work. Thank you, WEN, great job.
Review: I've never had the motor stall yet - After owning and using this mill for over a year, I am quite impressed. I keep it in the low gear for 90% of my jobs, and I've used it to cut through aluminum, plastics, as well as on a few occasions for low carbon steel. Very good finish with R8 collett endmills up to 1/2 inch, just remember to lock the Z travel before making a pass. Drills straight and consistent, and the chuck that comes with it centers well against my cheap harbor freight drill bit set. The only feature I do not use and would prefer not having is the tilting neck, which to be fair, I bought this over a comparable LMS machine because of this feature. I have never needed to tilt the drill head, whenever I drill at an angle I adjust my rotary vise instead, If you do not have a tilting or rotary vise, it would be nice to have an option to do some odd jobs. Overall, very satisfied with the quality. Unless you absolutely need something as big as a Lagun or a Bridgeport (and have the space for) , this is it.

## Features

- Variable speed goes anywhere from 100 to 1,100 RPM on the low setting and 100 to 2,500 RPM on the high setting
- 18-1/8 x 4-3/4 inch table travels 11-13/16 inches along the X-axis and 5-1/8 inches along the Y-axis
- Bevel the head and column 45 degrees in either direction for angled cuts in metal, wood, plastic and more
- Compact cast iron design measures in at 23-1/4 by 22 by 29-1/2 inches in size with an 8-1/2 by 15 inch foot print
- Includes an R8 spindle taper, a pre-installed drill chuck (1/32 to 1/2 inch), fine-tune adjustment hand wheels, a transparent chuck guard, an emergency stop button, onboard measurement indicators, a 13-inch swing, two M10-1.5 T-nuts, 12mm T-slots, and a two-year warranty

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07FCQ859M |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #896,191 in Tools & Home Improvement ( See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement ) #253 in Power Milling Machines |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (115) |
| Date First Available | July 9, 2018 |
| Included Components | Milling Machine |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Item Weight | 130.1 pounds |
| Item model number | 33013 |
| Manufacturer | WEN |
| Measurement System | Metric |
| Part Number | 33013 |
| Product Dimensions | 23.25 x 22 x 29.5 inches |
| Style | 4.5-Amp Motor w/ 13-Inch Swing |

## Images

![WEN 33013 4.5A Variable Speed Single Phase Compact Benchtop Milling Machine with R8 Taper - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81FfoGOAOmL.jpg)
![WEN 33013 4.5A Variable Speed Single Phase Compact Benchtop Milling Machine with R8 Taper - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81m6iHvaCCL.jpg)
![WEN 33013 4.5A Variable Speed Single Phase Compact Benchtop Milling Machine with R8 Taper - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81a61p38aVL.jpg)
![WEN 33013 4.5A Variable Speed Single Phase Compact Benchtop Milling Machine with R8 Taper - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81JpzG9MgCL.jpg)
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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is the gears metal or plastic?**
A: There plastic quit lying to people

**Q: Can I do a clean face cut on a 1" aluminum 6061-T6 rectanular bar?   I need +/- .005" tolerance and a chatter-free surface.**
A: Yes

**Q: Does it have reverse for threading ?**
A: No reverse

**Q: Can the machine mill a 1/4" wide, 0.5" long slot in 3/8 thick steel plate?  If yes, what would be the maximum depth of each run?**
A: Yes but make sure all movement adjustments are locked tight and you're end mill is sharp. You should be able to take .125 at a pass (with a final pass only .62 or less if not going all the way through plate). As this is not a full size Bridgeport, you cannot force the work... take it slow and easy!! I would drill a 1/4" hole at both ends of slot and then mill out the rest (or use a plunge end mill).

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a surprise, better than expected.
*by J***C on January 23, 2026*

What a surprise, better than expected. Shipping came in with good notice, and delivery was into my garage. Instructions could be better. YouTube filled in the gaps. Thank you to all those who allowed me to use their Bridgeport in my youth. I remembered much of what I needed to operate the mill. I did get at least three "you be carefull" admonishments. A VERY high quality amature vertical mill, with just enough extras to be mostly accurate. Which is perfect for my work. Thank you, WEN, great job.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I've never had the motor stall yet
*by F***S on January 24, 2021*

After owning and using this mill for over a year, I am quite impressed. I keep it in the low gear for 90% of my jobs, and I've used it to cut through aluminum, plastics, as well as on a few occasions for low carbon steel. Very good finish with R8 collett endmills up to 1/2 inch, just remember to lock the Z travel before making a pass. Drills straight and consistent, and the chuck that comes with it centers well against my cheap harbor freight drill bit set. The only feature I do not use and would prefer not having is the tilting neck, which to be fair, I bought this over a comparable LMS machine because of this feature. I have never needed to tilt the drill head, whenever I drill at an angle I adjust my rotary vise instead, If you do not have a tilting or rotary vise, it would be nice to have an option to do some odd jobs. Overall, very satisfied with the quality. Unless you absolutely need something as big as a Lagun or a Bridgeport (and have the space for) , this is it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ was cheapest delivered but very happy.
*by J***S on March 22, 2023*

UPDATE: couple months in an loving the mill but have to admit I do wish I would have gotten bigger but that doesn’t mean this machine isn’t capable cause it is but it’s limit is it’s size for a lot of the work I’ve tried to do with the machine a 6 to 8 inch wide table on the y axis would be ideal for me but even with the smaller table size it’s actually bigger than other mini mills like the sieg x2. The wen comes with the upgraded base so it’s larger by a couple inches than the other machines that looked identical. U can tell if the table has a end cap on both ends then it’s more than likely the larger table if it only has the cover on the end with the crank handle then it’s one of the smaller tables so I’m so glade I went with the wen over the sieg and lms machines just for that. Have used half inch 4 flute carbid endmills half inch HSS roughing endmills 1.5 inch facing endmill or shell endmill an a 2.5 inch fly cutter an everything seems to work perfect with the machine. I’ve added the cheap dro an that made it a new machine but my biggest concern was the max capacity of the tools it can use. I have collets that go all the way to a 7/8 so close to an inch but have used anything that large an when reading the facing or shell endmill im using is already bigger than it suggest but it’s worked fine no issue an I was actually planning on going back an getting a 3inch but I learned it’s max is suppose to be 1 1/8 for facing endmills and the flycutter I’ve been using is 2.5 inch an it works too but it doesn’t leave the best finish but I think that due to the tool I have in it an not it’s size but I’ve not been able to find anything related to the it’s max capacity for the flycutter. What is the rest using with them an did I go to big for the flycutter and facing endmill or can I go ahead an get the bigger facing endmill without worry. Since it’s worked so well with the flycutter i feel like the 3 inch facing endmill will work fine but I can’t say for sure til i try one but I’m less likely to spend the money out of fear it would be pointless due to it being to big. Sharing some newer pictures of some stuff it’s cut to give a better idea what the finish looks like cause the first picture I shared was with me clamping the parts to the table with what I could find laying around, now I have vises clamping kits an custom clamps and I have a better idea of what I’m doing, still don’t claim to know what I’m doing just a little better of than I originally was so the parts I’m making look alot better than the first stuff I shared. I’ll share as much as it will let me to try to show all the tools I’ve used but the t slot cutters an v slot cutters it’s not letting me upload images of so it’s as much as it will let me share. had planned on buy from little machine shop but all of there machines wanted to add a extra 200 to 250 on top for shipping so it put them out of my budget while at the same time the price was slowly going up on all of the machines week by week. when i first started looking at them the wen was 899 an the seig x2d was 799 an now they are both over $1000 now, an im seeing the wen priced for $1200 on wen website so i went ahead an got the wen cause it was $948 when i got it an im so glad i did. its been perfect for me so far to learn with so even if there was something wrong i probably wouldnt know what to look for to find it but so far im slowly getting material to use on it an it seems to deal with aluminum an brass with no issues an im going to try steel today but im pretty sure it will do just as good with that, i'll just have to slow down the cutting speed i guess but if you are looking for a machine that works out of the box this is it. i cant say much for the others cause this is my first experience with a machine like this but im absolutely loving it.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-19*