Looking to buy a benchtop

[outlaw paintbal]

I just wish it was a squar column mill but for the price i may just go with it.

[RTP_Burnsville]

I believe that is the same mill that was in the latest HF flyer which arrived last night for $899.

[pstockley]

I wouldn't buy that mill for your use. I used to own a similar model and it was fine for hobby stuff but I wouldn't use it for commerial use. Plus it will be hard to do the Z axis. All the conversions I have seen I am not too happy with the way the Z axis is actuated. Most of them result in a large side load on the spindle and I doubt they would be very accurate, especially for drilling.

Why not look for a used square column mill. Keep an eye out on eBay, I have seen a few go for under $1000

[outlaw paintbal]

I would go to ebay but the cost on shipping is 200 or more on most mills.I just saw that mill in the HF news paper for 899 to i wonder if it just has the wrong tag on it at the store.

[bill south]

Please, let us not forget Lathemaster. The equipment is top notch and the support is very good. Bob is easy to work with and the mill, after cleanup is a nice piece of equipment.
billyjack

[acondit]

Yeah, Look at Lathemaster's X3. Square column and $895 plus shipping.

Alan

[outlaw paintbal]

Where do you se the 3x for 898? Can you give me a link?

[Neil_J]

Originally Posted by outlaw paintbal Where do you se the 3x for 898? Can you give me a link?

http://www.lathemaster.com/SIEG%20X3...%20MACHINE.htm for $945.. I was going to recommend this one too, it would be a lot better than the Harbor Freight machine.

[acondit]

Originally Posted by outlaw paintbal Where do you se the 3x for 898? Can you give me a link?

Sorry, the price has gone up to $945.

Alan

[RTP_Burnsville]

I noticed the price increase yesterday as well. Also there is no stock until at least December according to the email I received from them a few weeks back. The X3 looks like a nice machine if we could only get them.

[fignoggle]

Originally Posted by yukonho Keep in mind guys that he said bench top, not desk top. Typically a bench top is 400 pounds plus. http://www.grizzly.com/products/item...emnumber=G1007 has variable speed x feed and is 1550. 670 pounds. It uses R8 tooling which is affordable too. Converting to CNC may be a challenge for the Z axis, (I will let you know, I am doing one next month) Colin

yukonho, did you figure out the z-axis yet?