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Greetings everyone! I'm looking to buy a (relatively) small mill and lathe. I own and run a small atv/motorcycle repair shop. I would use the mill as a few things: heavy duty drill press, fly cutting cylinder heads, as well as general custom fabrication for motorcycle parts. The lathe would be mostly small stuff, under 3" in diameter. I worked a at a place that manufactured welding equipment, and I had the chance to learn all the machinery there, and I love doing that type of work. I was able to program and run some big Haas mills and lathes. We had a tormac cnc mill that I loved. We had a big ganesh, but never ran it, but I spent a ton of time on a grizzly lathe (8"? 9"?) and a manual grizzly mill (26" wide x 8"? Table).
I have 2 main questions, 1: what do you guys suggest for tools. And 2: does anyone have any they're trying to sell? I can probably only spend up to $1500 on a mill setup right now, unless I wait until like July, then could spend a bit more. And lathe will have to wait until next year. I'm looking at a jet 16 mill/drill with a round column, but don't love it. He Wants $950 for it. Also have looked at grizzly 0760 (but just the machine is about $2k delivered with no vise, no collets etc....)
Thoughts?
I have 2 main questions, 1: what do you guys suggest for tools. And 2: does anyone have any they're trying to sell? I can probably only spend up to $1500 on a mill setup right now, unless I wait until like July, then could spend a bit more. And lathe will have to wait until next year. I'm looking at a jet 16 mill/drill with a round column, but don't love it. He Wants $950 for it. Also have looked at grizzly 0760 (but just the machine is about $2k delivered with no vise, no collets etc....)
Thoughts?