Before I had a First mill 9 x 32 ,,, but things changed and now I have a Jet mill drill . Now I want a 9 x 32 vertical mill . A shop is closing that has Lillian, Kondia, TOS machines ,,, but I don't have clue if they are a good makes .
Some help here would be most appreciated . I know I'll need a rotary phase converter ect.
Thanks ED
Google is your friend. Also lathes.co.uk
- Lilian (or Li Li An?) shows up as a Taiwanese milling machine maker, many used listings, plus still in bizness:
LILIAN Machine Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Kondia, shows up as "Spanish":
Kondia Milling Machines
But were sold a while back, and after fiscal collapse at that:
600 Group Buys Machine Tools Unit Of Spain's Kondia For EUR50,000
- ToS WERE a wide range of associated firms, former "East Bloc", tell their own story of present-day surviving organization. Google it WHEN you know WHICH ToS - mill, lathe or lathe CHUCK - and of what model and age.
SOMEBODY bought "value for money", not flashy Big Names, as "all of the above" .. generally get higher marks than "Jet".. or even BirdPort.
Or so they did when NEW.
"Blind stag", not "blind SWAG", AKA "no-eye deer" what CONDITION they are in NOW.
Go see'um. You need an experienced Mark One Eyeball before you need an RPC.
Might be wise to "borrow" that expertise, the "mill-drill" and not bothering to even Google start yah came in the door with?
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