bellinoracing
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- Joined
- Aug 27, 2009
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- Arizona USA
I am interested in getting a milling machine. I have looked at a few used bridgeport knee mills and they seem to be well used. They are probably still good machines but not a nice as I would hope for considering the asking price.
Also I will have to rent a forklift to be able to unload a knee mill which is $300 so I started thinking maybe I should look for a new bench top mill. I cant afford a new knee mill but could probably swing a new benchtop mill. Everything I would ever want do I am sure I could handle in a bench top mill but it would be nice to have the spare capacity of a knee mill. So how do knee and benchtop mills compare?
What is a good brand of benchtop mill to look for? Would like to stay with american made machines if possible. The only thing I know to look for in a bench top mill is a square column, is there anything else?
thanks for any comments/suggestions
Also I will have to rent a forklift to be able to unload a knee mill which is $300 so I started thinking maybe I should look for a new bench top mill. I cant afford a new knee mill but could probably swing a new benchtop mill. Everything I would ever want do I am sure I could handle in a bench top mill but it would be nice to have the spare capacity of a knee mill. So how do knee and benchtop mills compare?
What is a good brand of benchtop mill to look for? Would like to stay with american made machines if possible. The only thing I know to look for in a bench top mill is a square column, is there anything else?
thanks for any comments/suggestions