I am looking to buy the Little Machine Shop milling conversion kit to add on to my 7 x 12 mini lathe. It comes with a set of HSS 3/8TH Shank end mills. The largest is 1/2 an inch.
Is it worth my while buying a 3/4 in Indexable Face Mill from BUSCH Machine Tool Supply. Will the mini lathe have enough power [ I think it will} and will the vice on the cross slide be rigid enough to use this cutter. . {This might be doubtful as everything I read suggests that cross slide rigidity is not the mini lathes strong point }
3/4 face mill
Or am I wasting my time and should stick with multiple cuts with the 1/2 inch cutter.
I live on a boat in the Eastern Caribbean and it will suit me to assemble everything I want fro my little machine shop and organise the passage through customs on my time in the USA in Feb. 2019. So I don't want to get back and have to order stuff in piecemeal. A 30$ cutter could cost me 300$ with shipping customs agents etc plus sweat and unbelievable hassle standing inline multiple times.
Is it worth my while buying a 3/4 in Indexable Face Mill from BUSCH Machine Tool Supply. Will the mini lathe have enough power [ I think it will} and will the vice on the cross slide be rigid enough to use this cutter. . {This might be doubtful as everything I read suggests that cross slide rigidity is not the mini lathes strong point }
3/4 face mill
Or am I wasting my time and should stick with multiple cuts with the 1/2 inch cutter.
I live on a boat in the Eastern Caribbean and it will suit me to assemble everything I want fro my little machine shop and organise the passage through customs on my time in the USA in Feb. 2019. So I don't want to get back and have to order stuff in piecemeal. A 30$ cutter could cost me 300$ with shipping customs agents etc plus sweat and unbelievable hassle standing inline multiple times.