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Nick and Ray, thank you for that overview. That is kind of where I was going in my decision making but it is really nice to hear others reiterate that philosophy. When deciding on equipment I was torn between the larger of the benchtop mills (45M/932PDF) and the smaller of the knee mills (935) and with the cost difference and the space limitations there was just no way to go with the knee mill. If I had unlimited funds and room I would definitely go the knee mill route but I don't know too many people who have unlimited budgets. I have been extremely worried whether or not the 932 would be big enough to handle the workload.
I tried to invision if I would ever really put more than the 300 lbs on the 932 that the table can accomodate and then realized that how would I even get a 300 pound part on the table. In my small motorcycle/automotive shop I have only had a few occasions where I had to take a part(s) to a friends/associates machine shop. So with that in mind the 1340 lathe and 932 mill should be well above and beyond the capabilities of my previous machine and fit the workload of my shop perfectly.
Mike.
I tried to invision if I would ever really put more than the 300 lbs on the 932 that the table can accomodate and then realized that how would I even get a 300 pound part on the table. In my small motorcycle/automotive shop I have only had a few occasions where I had to take a part(s) to a friends/associates machine shop. So with that in mind the 1340 lathe and 932 mill should be well above and beyond the capabilities of my previous machine and fit the workload of my shop perfectly.
Mike.