Look at this beauty

[sdelivery]

This is so sweet

 

[GeneT45]

That is lovely! There was a time that I would have snapped that up if it were local...

GsT

 

[benmychree]

Pretty, yes; useful today? Questionable ---

 

[dabear3428]

Pretty, yes; useful today? Questionable ---

what does a horizontal mill do better than a vertical other than being more rigid?

 

[GeneT45]

Cutting some profiles, removing a huge amount of surface material, cutting slots to (correct) width in a single pass, to name a few. Is it a replacement for a vertical? Not at all, but it definitely has a supplementary role, at least in the home shop.

GsT

 

[sdelivery]

Chips fall down away from the tool.
A Bridgeport mill or a clone is much more versatile than a mill like this but it can have advantages.

 

[dabear3428]

thanks guys some things that i had not thought of.

 

[mmcmdl]

That mill will remove some material very quickly , so less time involved for scrapping your piece ! Really looks like a nice mill though .

 

[Harry Knutz]

what does a horizontal mill do better than a vertical other than being more rigid?

I bet it would be great for fluting barrels and cutting gears.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

what does a horizontal mill do better than a vertical other than being more rigid?

Hog out material.

Imo their basically a faster shaper.