- Joined
- Dec 18, 2013
- Messages
- 2,012
Yes I do have two mills, and I have given it a great deal of thought to make one good mill. But the way in which some up guys talk. VERY knowledgeable I add. Flat tables, ways ground straight, lapped and scrapped gibbs. I know I could take them apart and build one, but it just might turn out to be a Frankenstein. And so far the track record for these two mill as been a dud. Heck guys I'm not a machinist.
My thought is to sell them and buy that mill from Precision Matthews. The model I said in post #69 is incorrect. It is a model PM828M. Does anyone have any knowledge of them
As someone new to machining maybe a mill from Grizzly would be a better fit for you. They are a much larger company with tech support staff you can call if you need assistance, machines in stock ready to ship, and parts in stock generally if something isn't right. Something like this mill http://www.grizzly.com/products/Heavy-Duty-Mill-Drill-with-Stand-and-Power-Feed/G0755 for example given your price range. The power feed and power Z axis are a nice bonus.
I'm a little confused why you can just return the CO mills for a refund? It won't be easy selling a mill that has problems. And did I hear you right that you have two different sized mills from them the 12z and a 12z Junior that's smaller?