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Functionally the x and y are the same. The z is different depending on the machine. Can you give more details about what kind of work you're planning on doing? Theres a lot of pros and cons to each. The biggest con to bench mills IMO is head droop.
While I won't argue the geared head has more torque, torque hasn't been an issue with my 833TV. I've drilled 3/4" holes in 1010 and some other mild steels and never stalled, but have had tools spin in the collet even with it torqued down. Of course it all depends on what you want to do but if drilling big holes in steel isn't going to happen often I think the TV option is the way to go.
I wasn't suggesting the OP consider the 833, although that would be a good candidate as well, provided you get the geared head version. I am not convinced the variable speed belt-driven 833TV has enough low speed torque to do a good job machining harder metals like steel. The geared head unit certainly does.
While I won't argue the geared head has more torque, torque hasn't been an issue with my 833TV. I've drilled 3/4" holes in 1010 and some other mild steels and never stalled, but have had tools spin in the collet even with it torqued down. Of course it all depends on what you want to do but if drilling big holes in steel isn't going to happen often I think the TV option is the way to go.
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