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Lathe and Mill Recomendations??
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 1159587" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>For a mill, I got a bridgeport style Kent mill, another heavy machine. For the $1200 I paid for it (in 2008 $ bills) I got a pretty big mill vice and 2 axis DRO as part of the deal and getting either of those new today would be more than what I paid for the whole thing. I have noticed that coming out the back side of the recession, there is very little of this kind of equipment on the market and what there is, is extremely beat up and people are asking a lot of money for it.</p><p></p><p>For what I am intending to do with the mill, it does not need any additional work, just installing the single phase to 3 phase Toshinba VFD to run the motor and provide a variable speed function. I will have to buy tooling as I need it and additional clamping items and step blocks for setting things up.</p><p></p><p>When the economy is down and people are closing up shop, you can get equipment in reasonable condition (for hobby purposes) for what is basically scrap metal prices.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 1159587, member: 35183"] For a mill, I got a bridgeport style Kent mill, another heavy machine. For the $1200 I paid for it (in 2008 $ bills) I got a pretty big mill vice and 2 axis DRO as part of the deal and getting either of those new today would be more than what I paid for the whole thing. I have noticed that coming out the back side of the recession, there is very little of this kind of equipment on the market and what there is, is extremely beat up and people are asking a lot of money for it. For what I am intending to do with the mill, it does not need any additional work, just installing the single phase to 3 phase Toshinba VFD to run the motor and provide a variable speed function. I will have to buy tooling as I need it and additional clamping items and step blocks for setting things up. When the economy is down and people are closing up shop, you can get equipment in reasonable condition (for hobby purposes) for what is basically scrap metal prices. [/QUOTE]
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