Having gone that route a few years back I would say spend your money on the biggest machine that will fit your space. Unless you are making jewlery, or other very small items the Taig is just too small to do what I think you want to do with it.
Any other Taig giys here want to refute those statements please chime in, I'm sure there are others here who would say different.
Taig makes a solid, very accurate machine. Wear will happen but with the usage you are talking about it would take years.
Retrofitting ball screws, replecing the ways? I'd just get a bigger mill to begin with and save the headaches.
Another issue with the Taig is that the colum is bolted to the base, one little whack and it needs to be trammed again. That was a big issue for me. |