edl
Aluminum
- Joined
- Apr 8, 2008
- Location
- Southeast USA
Hello
I wonder what folks might recommend for a manual mill (vertical or universal) to handle work larger than what your typical Bridgeport might handle
I am not considering cnc...my understanding is that to do just one part or a job here or there the set up time outweighs the convenience
I would hope to replace a couple of smaller mills with this mill (the smaller ones are an Index 40 and an Index 645) only because budget will not allow me to have 3 mills
I hope to get away from changing belts to change speeds
So I am thinking of a gear head mill, with powered feeds
A friend has a couple of machines he is selling from his shop - Lagun FU4 and an OKK MH-3vII both from the 1970's (they are similarly priced)
The Lagun is a universal mill and so is both vertical and horizontal ... i have no experience with the Lagun's execution but the thought of a 2 in 1 seems nice
Are there other mills out there that would fit this bill in say the $4-6K range?
I have searched the forum and didn't find anything quite on point - if this is in the wrong forum, apologies in advance......
Thanks!
I wonder what folks might recommend for a manual mill (vertical or universal) to handle work larger than what your typical Bridgeport might handle
I am not considering cnc...my understanding is that to do just one part or a job here or there the set up time outweighs the convenience
I would hope to replace a couple of smaller mills with this mill (the smaller ones are an Index 40 and an Index 645) only because budget will not allow me to have 3 mills
I hope to get away from changing belts to change speeds
So I am thinking of a gear head mill, with powered feeds
A friend has a couple of machines he is selling from his shop - Lagun FU4 and an OKK MH-3vII both from the 1970's (they are similarly priced)
The Lagun is a universal mill and so is both vertical and horizontal ... i have no experience with the Lagun's execution but the thought of a 2 in 1 seems nice
Are there other mills out there that would fit this bill in say the $4-6K range?
I have searched the forum and didn't find anything quite on point - if this is in the wrong forum, apologies in advance......
Thanks!