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I've not heard of a machine yet that can be bought for $2k (roughly) and "out of the box" hold a thou over it's working range. Not even close. You won't get that out of a worn/used machine either. I don't care where it's made. Brand new BPs don't even advertise one-thou tolerance, and no experienced machinist I know would expect that.
Bill, Thanks for the response!
I sure do NOT consider myself an "experienced machinist"; please help set my expectations, have you got any references?
The Bridgeport website and brochures seem tight lipped on any claims of accuracy, precision, repeatability.
This is why setting expectations is so difficult.
...and no, I would not expect that from used/worn machines, what I said (or tried to say) was that I expect a price/precision trade-off, the more I pay the more precise. For used machine I expect to pay less, and expect to get less precision due to wear, but at least my expectations may be met.
-brino