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04-17-2006, 02:55 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The arm pit of the universe
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|  Seperate mill and lathe or combo unit?
It's getting closer to purchase time hpoefully. Seems something always comes up just when I get ready to write the check. Is it worth getting the combo unit from Smithy or should I just get seperate units? What are the pros and cons of having an all in one unit. |
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04-17-2006, 07:10 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hayden
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Mad Hatter... If you have the room, I would highly suggest a separate lathe and mill. You will find you waste a lot of time having to tear down something you have setup on the lathe wanting to use the mill, or vice versa. I know from experience! Buckwheat | |
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04-18-2006, 01:38 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: a place of settlement, activity, or residence.
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You would be better off buying a cheap lathe and a nice mill. The lathe from harbor freight is actually pretty nice for the money. You will do a whole lot more on the mill than the lathe. Besides, the tooling is where you will spend most of the cash anyway. For a mill you should really look into Sherlines products. There are other companies that sell a complete CNC Sherline Mill for around $2500, including the computer and software. You can also get the mill and upgrade to CNC at a later date. |
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