Hello everyone!
I'd like to get some input on XLO milling machines. I ran across one which has been sitting at a local machine shop (closed since the 90's). The old man is finally selling off his shop and I was one of his first calls. I already picked up a Colchester lathe from him. He had two milling machines there he offered to me but I had convinced myself at the time that didn't need them. Since I've never owned a mill I now realized I do, in fact, need one. The two mills he has is a Lagun and XLO. The XLO caught my eye as it's in apparently great shape. Seems like it's low use, and it has just about all of the optional features equipped like the power feed, remote oiler, DRO, and it's a 48" bed. He originally quoted me $3,500 and I turned I down. Now he's offering it up for $2,500 and I feel that's a good price. I don't know much about these machines so I'd like to get some opinions. From what I recall the machines were built in Canada by a now defunct company. My concern would be parts availability and any design shortcomings of these machines. Can anyone share some experiences or thoughts?
I'd like to get some input on XLO milling machines. I ran across one which has been sitting at a local machine shop (closed since the 90's). The old man is finally selling off his shop and I was one of his first calls. I already picked up a Colchester lathe from him. He had two milling machines there he offered to me but I had convinced myself at the time that didn't need them. Since I've never owned a mill I now realized I do, in fact, need one. The two mills he has is a Lagun and XLO. The XLO caught my eye as it's in apparently great shape. Seems like it's low use, and it has just about all of the optional features equipped like the power feed, remote oiler, DRO, and it's a 48" bed. He originally quoted me $3,500 and I turned I down. Now he's offering it up for $2,500 and I feel that's a good price. I don't know much about these machines so I'd like to get some opinions. From what I recall the machines were built in Canada by a now defunct company. My concern would be parts availability and any design shortcomings of these machines. Can anyone share some experiences or thoughts?