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I've got the 1340GT. Terrific machine. It's tough to do better. Have to say, though, I would have bought the 1440GS had it been available when I bought mine.
With this said, I gotta say --as good as the PM machines are and as great as the warranty and customer service are -- if I were doing it over. I would buy a better quality used machine. I would be looking for a clean Mori, Takisawa, Graziano, SAG, Cazaneuve, Hwacheon, Blue Line, Colchester or similar.
The PMs, great as they are, are "hobby" class machines. If you aspire to do machine work for a profit, you need a serious piece of iron -- heavy, rigid, high precision.
Try to find a machine with top quality chucks, taper attachment and QCTP. Additional tooling is sometimes offered.
Go to Surplus Record .com, and Google the above brands "for sale".
Then, pick up an Abene Universal Mill (Or any one of several universals) or a decent Bridgeport or clone and you're in business.
Whatever you do, don't blow all your cash on machines. Leave a LOT of $$$ for tooling.
Best of luck to ya!
Squire
Sent Using Tapatalk - Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Tahlequah OK
With this said, I gotta say --as good as the PM machines are and as great as the warranty and customer service are -- if I were doing it over. I would buy a better quality used machine. I would be looking for a clean Mori, Takisawa, Graziano, SAG, Cazaneuve, Hwacheon, Blue Line, Colchester or similar.
The PMs, great as they are, are "hobby" class machines. If you aspire to do machine work for a profit, you need a serious piece of iron -- heavy, rigid, high precision.
Try to find a machine with top quality chucks, taper attachment and QCTP. Additional tooling is sometimes offered.
Go to Surplus Record .com, and Google the above brands "for sale".
Then, pick up an Abene Universal Mill (Or any one of several universals) or a decent Bridgeport or clone and you're in business.
Whatever you do, don't blow all your cash on machines. Leave a LOT of $$$ for tooling.
Best of luck to ya!
Squire
Sent Using Tapatalk - Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Tahlequah OK