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Help with selecting bench top lathe and vertical mill
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<blockquote data-quote="arch408" data-source="post: 2058508" data-attributes="member: 59036"><p>I have doing some research on lathes and mills. I've also talked to many people and I've heard many opinions. First, milling/drilling machines are not good for accurate work. I like the vertical movement of a knee mill, but a bench mill is half as much, so I'm torn between the two because I don't have an unlimited budget, but than I've spent more than $35,000 on my shop so, what's $20,000 more for good machinery. I still don't know. As far as the lathe, I still haven't made up my mind. I like the prices of the Precision Mathews and the Grizzly, but I keep hearing the Chinese machines leave much to be desired. I've been looking at the Kent some others. If any one out there has good results with machinery, please let us know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arch408, post: 2058508, member: 59036"] I have doing some research on lathes and mills. I've also talked to many people and I've heard many opinions. First, milling/drilling machines are not good for accurate work. I like the vertical movement of a knee mill, but a bench mill is half as much, so I'm torn between the two because I don't have an unlimited budget, but than I've spent more than $35,000 on my shop so, what's $20,000 more for good machinery. I still don't know. As far as the lathe, I still haven't made up my mind. I like the prices of the Precision Mathews and the Grizzly, but I keep hearing the Chinese machines leave much to be desired. I've been looking at the Kent some others. If any one out there has good results with machinery, please let us know. [/QUOTE]
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