[TheForge] OT - Advise needed on mini machine tool

[GRAF]

Ries, that is precisely the reason I hire out anything that requires 
machining. I do not make my living with those tools and therefore can 
not afford either the space or the money to own them.

There are times, however when I have some chore which requires no great 
accuracy and could be handled with some rough forging and a file, 
perhaps a die grinder. At those times I wonder if perhaps a small cheap 
mill or  lathe  mightn't be worth owning.

Mike Graf

ries wrote:
> Those things are neither fish nor fowl, and they cant swim OR fly.
>
> Real tools cost real money.
> Precision in metalworking require mass, power, rigidity, and all cost  
> money.
>
> In New Jersey, I would think there are lots of used tools around- find  
> an old step pulley J head bridgeport, and a 12" to 14" Clausing, South  
> Bend, Leblonde or similar lathe.
>
> ries
>
>
> On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:09 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
>
> I intend to start working on a project requiring some machining of
> parts.  This would be prototyping, not production.  I have used a
> vertical milling machine and (minimally) a turret lathe, but do not
> consider myself a machinist.
>
> I''m thinking of acquiring a lathe/mill combination tool like the one
> below.   I'd appreciate comments back from folks who know about this
> brand or similar machines.
>
> http://www.boltonhardware.com/category/bolton-tools/combo-lathe-mill/5-x-7-mini-combo-lathe-mill.php
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bruce
> NJ
>
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