I'm new to the forum here and I'm wondering if I can get some advice in buying a Milling Machine.
Alright, Here's what I'm generally looking for... A Knee-Mill with Powerfeed and around a 9"x42" Table. It'll be a Homeshop Mill, so I don't count on running it 50+ Hours a Week and so one, more like 10-20 Hours a week, if even. I'm looking at working on primarily paintball equipment, so machining items like Picatinny Rail Mounts, Foregrips, etc. So alot of Aluminum, occasionally steel and so on.
I was looking at the Grizzly Model G9901, altough it's not a Bridgeport by any means, it's right around my price range, ohh yeah, which is around $4,000-5,000. I've read that the Grizzly Mills have thier occasional issues, but it's usually due to Shipping, well I can overcome that by picking it up in person, and also, I would plan on disassembling it and assembling it to insure it's nice and tight. Also, from what I've read, you can purchase a Grizzly Mills made in Taiwan, which are supposidley better than the China made ones.
I've also been hearing names like Birmingham Mills and some others. Anyone here ever use a Grizzley or Birmingham Mill or any other mill in my general price range, what did you think?
As for buying a used Mill, I've thought about it, but I don't want to caught up in a massive rebuild by any means, which could cost more than I planned on, for any of you who rebuilt used mills, how was the mill and about how much money did you put into rebuilding it? Since I live in NE Ohio, I'm pretty sure finding a decent used mill wouldn't to hard.
Here's that Grizzly I was talking about...
G9901 Vertical Milling Machine
So what's your guys opinions, got any suggestions on for a mill, etc.
Thanks, O'Lane
Alright, Here's what I'm generally looking for... A Knee-Mill with Powerfeed and around a 9"x42" Table. It'll be a Homeshop Mill, so I don't count on running it 50+ Hours a Week and so one, more like 10-20 Hours a week, if even. I'm looking at working on primarily paintball equipment, so machining items like Picatinny Rail Mounts, Foregrips, etc. So alot of Aluminum, occasionally steel and so on.
I was looking at the Grizzly Model G9901, altough it's not a Bridgeport by any means, it's right around my price range, ohh yeah, which is around $4,000-5,000. I've read that the Grizzly Mills have thier occasional issues, but it's usually due to Shipping, well I can overcome that by picking it up in person, and also, I would plan on disassembling it and assembling it to insure it's nice and tight. Also, from what I've read, you can purchase a Grizzly Mills made in Taiwan, which are supposidley better than the China made ones.
I've also been hearing names like Birmingham Mills and some others. Anyone here ever use a Grizzley or Birmingham Mill or any other mill in my general price range, what did you think?
As for buying a used Mill, I've thought about it, but I don't want to caught up in a massive rebuild by any means, which could cost more than I planned on, for any of you who rebuilt used mills, how was the mill and about how much money did you put into rebuilding it? Since I live in NE Ohio, I'm pretty sure finding a decent used mill wouldn't to hard.
Here's that Grizzly I was talking about...
G9901 Vertical Milling Machine
So what's your guys opinions, got any suggestions on for a mill, etc.
Thanks, O'Lane