Hello friends.
I have found a decently priced Lagun FT1 that appears in good shape with some tooling, but it is completely manual. I'm curious if there is anyone on here that is familiar with upgrading to 3 Axis on a manual mill and if so, how the Lagun fairs to other brands. From what I'm reading, they are nice mills, decent size for the garage, and just curious if this is a good candidate for future upgrades or do I hold out for a different model (FVT) or brand that has has more servo options, like a Bridgeport? If I had the money, I'd simply by one already outfit, but the cost is a tough sell past the wife, but for a few thousand $$, seems like the Lagun is a good starting platform and gets me on my way; just cautious as the variable speed might be a better platform to start with? or Lagun is so limited on parts, it would be $$$ to upgrade to old stuff? This assumes good condition; yes, wear dictates a lot. Thanks in advance.
I have found a decently priced Lagun FT1 that appears in good shape with some tooling, but it is completely manual. I'm curious if there is anyone on here that is familiar with upgrading to 3 Axis on a manual mill and if so, how the Lagun fairs to other brands. From what I'm reading, they are nice mills, decent size for the garage, and just curious if this is a good candidate for future upgrades or do I hold out for a different model (FVT) or brand that has has more servo options, like a Bridgeport? If I had the money, I'd simply by one already outfit, but the cost is a tough sell past the wife, but for a few thousand $$, seems like the Lagun is a good starting platform and gets me on my way; just cautious as the variable speed might be a better platform to start with? or Lagun is so limited on parts, it would be $$$ to upgrade to old stuff? This assumes good condition; yes, wear dictates a lot. Thanks in advance.