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- Jun 5, 2017
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Oh, so you're one of them Taig guys, eh? Nah, just kidding. Taig makes a good mill. Too bad A2Z went under because they made column extensions.
I like the Wilton vise. It is like a normal milling vise but it doesn't have the angle-lok feature. It uses gib screws but a tap with a hammer seats the work easily and the jaws are accurate. Easily worth the money to me.
The Sherline extension does go 15" but you can also put a riser on the base of the column for additional height. That makes a Beall chuck a very accurate addition to the mill. Too bad you went to the Dark Side!
"Too bad you went to the Dark Side!"
Yeah, lol , but that is something that I can still remedy- I can sell the Taig and join the Sherline forces of light!
But seriously, I initially went with the Taig because of its heavier weight and wider table. I discovered its major (to me) flaw when after having trammed the column and attempting to take a moderate cut with a 3/8" end mill, the column would shift and the mill would be out of tram.
Doesn't matter how tight you wrench that little nut "holding the column in place" it will still shift with all but modest cuts. Well, that and the low Z axis height are the two problems that have me looking at a Sherline to replace it. Well, that and a lot of nice accessories that Sherline has available for its machines
I have looked at the smaller Chinese made mills (I have limited space for machinery) but those come with their own set of problems such as plastic drive gears that break, even on the much vaunted G0704 milling machine (which is really too big for my "shop" anyway). I just might have a Taig mill up for sale on Flea Bay soon!