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Sorry, I am not trying to argue.
I can't speak for shipping weight, all I have is what Charter Oak claims.
According to the website, it weighs 770lbs. That is the weight of the typical RF square column clones.
http://charteroakautomation.com/our-products/manual-bed-mill/
I would say your 1200lb shipping weight included the stand and other junk.
Is the website not factual? It seems to me that if they where selling a 1200lb machine they would be advertising this.
This puts it solidly in the same class as the machines I linked. The work envelope is basically an accessory. I am pretty sure the fancy bearings cost an extra $800.00 and are part of the belt drive system, I might be wrong on this.
I am not trying to rain on any ones parade, I am just saying this is not some big heavy duty machine. It is just a middle weight bench top mill.
I can't speak for shipping weight, all I have is what Charter Oak claims.
According to the website, it weighs 770lbs. That is the weight of the typical RF square column clones.
http://charteroakautomation.com/our-products/manual-bed-mill/
I would say your 1200lb shipping weight included the stand and other junk.
Is the website not factual? It seems to me that if they where selling a 1200lb machine they would be advertising this.
This puts it solidly in the same class as the machines I linked. The work envelope is basically an accessory. I am pretty sure the fancy bearings cost an extra $800.00 and are part of the belt drive system, I might be wrong on this.
I am not trying to rain on any ones parade, I am just saying this is not some big heavy duty machine. It is just a middle weight bench top mill.