If you could only have one machine...

[davef2f]

Mazak intergrex w\ a sub spindle, if we're talking fantasy. i've used them b4 & they are incredible machines to make just about anything with.

[squale]

I am interested in how you can take a small bed mill like the Sieg X3 and put a lathe head on it? Do they make a lathe head that can also index, so you can drill holes around the round part at a certain amount of degrees... ? because I regular lathe head will just spin the part at a certain rpm but won't stop the part, hold it steady let you drill with the mill head, then index the part another 30 degrees, hold steady and let you drill another hole with the mill head.

I guess what I'm describing is a cnc mill with a 4 axis lathe head that is also capable of indexing.. not sure if they make such a thing or at least something like this for a small mill like the Sieg X3??

[rustamd]

what I was talking about is just putting stock in mill head and putting bit in a vise...