mikecowhey
Plastic
- Joined
- May 7, 2021
Hey all. Been on the forums a few times as a guest just looking, finally decided it was time to make an account. I have a quick question. just curious as to what recommendations some of you all might have for a machine setup? Now to start with I currently have a very old worn out shoptask 1720 that I picked up close to 20 years from a friend who got it from his boss. The machine was used in a paintball shop to make custom marker parts. Mostly valves and valve bodies if I remember correctly. Anyway the ways on the bed are extremely worn out towards the middle, so badly so that it can be tightened up enough that there is no deflection in the table in the worn area, but when you get towards either end of the bed the table is nearly impossible to move. So my effective mill movement is limited to about a 6x8 area... That said It is time to upgrade.
I am looking for a new machine HOWEVER, as of right now I have a very limited workspace and do not know if/when I will be fixing this limitation. I don't necessarily want a combo machine but currently unless I move I have no way of knowing when I will have the room for separate machines. I am currently throwing around the idea of refinancing and doing some upgrades/improvements to the house so that might change in the next year or so, we will see.
So my questions for tonight are these. Are there any gunsmith's out there using a Smithy Midas, are they worth it? If space limitations are resolved and separate machines are doable what would you suggest. I am considering something along the lines of a grizzly g4003 lathe and something about the size of a Precision Matthews PM-30 mill. I would like a mill that can be made capable of CNC so that I can step up into being able to modify slides as well as possibly making parts for other projects.
I know I am asking a lot, I am just trying to narrow down my options.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any and all advice.
Mike.
I am looking for a new machine HOWEVER, as of right now I have a very limited workspace and do not know if/when I will be fixing this limitation. I don't necessarily want a combo machine but currently unless I move I have no way of knowing when I will have the room for separate machines. I am currently throwing around the idea of refinancing and doing some upgrades/improvements to the house so that might change in the next year or so, we will see.
So my questions for tonight are these. Are there any gunsmith's out there using a Smithy Midas, are they worth it? If space limitations are resolved and separate machines are doable what would you suggest. I am considering something along the lines of a grizzly g4003 lathe and something about the size of a Precision Matthews PM-30 mill. I would like a mill that can be made capable of CNC so that I can step up into being able to modify slides as well as possibly making parts for other projects.
I know I am asking a lot, I am just trying to narrow down my options.
Anyway, thanks in advance for any and all advice.
Mike.