it's actually surprising the cutting that some of the mini's will do , I've recently picked up a mini mill from busy bee which is an x2 , for something to play with at home it's great .
I can take a pretty decent cut and the mill is pretty rigid , I can't compare it to the heavy hogging that a guy can do with a Bridgeport but as Jeff has pointed out those mills don't take up the footprint or the power needed for a Bridgeport .
It boils down to whatever is of most use , for home and hobby the mini's get the job done quite well but if its for business then the bigger and better machine would be the best choice , heck there was an old fadal 4020 in the local craigslist for $4500 including tooling ,how long would it take to pay something like that off then scrap it and sell the parts when the first major repair is necessary , there are some good deals that roll around on craigslist or the likes if a guy is patient
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