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Originally Posted by sc351cobra
Rob
Take a look at Taig http://www.taigtools.com/
The cnczone.com has some info on them in the
bench top mill forum search under taig.They also
talk about harbor freight mills.
Lonnie |
Before you go and part with the cash, have a real good look at the SEIG MINI-MILL, These can be viewed from this site, they are hidden with-in the Red & Black Series.
http://www.siegind.com/
These can be bought ALL OVER the WORLD, but under DIFFERENT badges/brand names, check out ANY mini-mill and it will be made by this SAME company from China, the ONLY DIFFERENCE between these different brands, is the COLOUR that they are painted, NO OTHER DIFFERENCE AT ALL. They ALL USE THE EXACT SAME SPARE PARTS MANUAL.
These mini-mills are more bang for your buck that Sherline, Taig, Unimat or any other small mill you care to name, better size work envelope and a bloody site cheaper than any of the other brands mentioned.
So, IF YOU want to part out with heaps of cash and have a bloody tiny little toy, or go and get something of REAL value, as these mini-mills can be used in genuine anger. These mini-mills are available with R8 or MT3 taper inside the spindle, choice is yours to make, this tooling is readily available, as it is used widely in industry everyday.
Same as the lathes, have a look at what is offered by SIEG, these are just badge engineered by Harbour Fright, Grizzly, Micro-mark and ALL the others. BUY either the lathe or Mill ON PRICE ALONE and what you save on the capitol outlay, put it aside to buy any tooling that you want to get for these machines.