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Let's say a fella wanted a mini mill, and he had a budget of $1200 for the machine, shipping and basic tooling.
Must-haves for the mill are:
R8 collet capability
Solid dovetail column
0 (or 100) - 2500 RPM speed range
More table travel is better.
Basic tooling is defined as:
Decent vise
Starter Kit of end mills
Decent selection of R8 collets
Edge and Center Finder
123 blocks?
V-blocks?
I already have a hold-down kit and a set of parallels, t-slot cleaner and center drills.
I'm looking primarily at Grizzly 0781 and Little Machine Shop's HiTorque line (they sure are proud of their shipping!)
So, 2 questions:
1. Does one of the listed machines have any particular advantage over the other.
1b. Is there another machine I should consider?
2. Is there other initial tooling I should consider?
Must-haves for the mill are:
R8 collet capability
Solid dovetail column
0 (or 100) - 2500 RPM speed range
More table travel is better.
Basic tooling is defined as:
Decent vise
Starter Kit of end mills
Decent selection of R8 collets
Edge and Center Finder
123 blocks?
V-blocks?
I already have a hold-down kit and a set of parallels, t-slot cleaner and center drills.
I'm looking primarily at Grizzly 0781 and Little Machine Shop's HiTorque line (they sure are proud of their shipping!)
So, 2 questions:
1. Does one of the listed machines have any particular advantage over the other.
1b. Is there another machine I should consider?
2. Is there other initial tooling I should consider?