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Although this is a bit off this forum, I will stick in my 2 cents.
This looks like a glorified drill press. A real important question is what is the availability of parts and tech support.
George
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Noticed this auction on ebay and was wondering what you guys thought of this machine. It looks really versatile, well built and in my price/space range.
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Ebay Item#: 7564590961
Although this is a bit off this forum, I will stick in my 2 cents.
This looks like a glorified drill press. A real important question is what is the availability of parts and tech support.
George
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
Grizzly has the same modle but under a diffrent name/part number. So I donno if I should go with Grizzly over Shop Fox
http://www.grizzly.com/products/item...emnumber=G3617
I have looked at the Grizzly model on the floor and it looks ok for the price. I didn't get any chance to really check it out of course.Originally Posted by MrRage
It looks better than the combo Horz/Vert they had a couple of years back, at lleast to me.
I have one question for George. What makes it look like a glorified drill press? I really don't understand your comment. Other than it has a quill that moves up and down as do all mills.
Garry
I did not mean to offend. The shape of the belt housing reminds me of some drill presses I have had. I did not see a vari drive speed change, must be a belt change on pulleys. Same with the quill handle. Just reminded me of a drill press. I wonder about the quality/rigidity of the quill and spindle. A Bridgeport has a chromed quill lapped to a clearance of .0004 inches. Again, reminds me of stuff I have seen out of China and Taiwan that had left a lot to be desired in quality. About 10 years ago a customer I knew purchased a "WOLF" lathe. They had 2 techs stationed in the USA (actually he found out one was in China and one was in Mexico) so support was a bit lacking. The wires looked as if they had cotton covering like that found in houses here about 100 years ago. Same for the rest of the electronics. The castings were also very primative. He sent it back and advised them that it was a DOG.
Again, I just advise to be cautious, see if this meets your requirements, check into parts and tech support, availability of accessories, and see if your money (less depreciation/loss of value) would be better spent on some other make of mill.
George
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
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