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- Sep 22, 2017
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I bought the HF round column mill and only wish I had got there red mill with the table lift . Not much more then the round column with the 25% off coupon. It's in the range you want to spend and the size is almost the same . There are advantages to the table lift for drilling and reaming even boring . Another plus you can add an extra spacer to get more room . Ck the HF red mill I wish I had.
Assuming you're referring to their "9 speed veritcal milling machine", I had considered that one, but for me it would cost significantly more as I'd have to upgrade the electric service to my work area as well as paying about $500 more. It looks to be better in many areas, but outside of my criteria, after all, for just a little more I could get .... and for just a little more than that I could get.....
Honestly, I think one of the X2 or similar line would have been more than sufficient and I've probably already bought more machine than I really needed. Either way, the money has been spent and it's on it's way.