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New Lathe and Mill for the shop
JR:
http://grizzly.com/products/11-x-26-Bench-Lathe-w-Gearbox/G9972Z
But, I'm not Ken,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Try searchtempest.com too. It seaches CL and ebay within a radius you set.
KensAuto:
Here's the mill....about 1600. It sure ain't no bridgeport tho!! http://www.grizzly.com/products/Heavy-Duty-Mill-Drill-with-Power-Feed/G0754
The lathe just left my shop on it's return voyage.....ugggg. Taking too long.
JR:
I always find nice ones when I search, but you have to get the right one.
Truck freight is bad enough for delivery, returns must be a nightmare.
rpar86:
I'd love to learn how to make things on a mill someday. My uncle has two Bridgeports, one big, one smaller, in the basement of his house. Getting those moved in there was a pain! Friend of his has a rollback wrecker, and then once the mill was inside we rolled it on steel pipe. It runs off a phase converter since he doesn't have 3-ph power. Don't know the motor specs, but since its 3ph, gotta be at least 2HP or more.
stlaser:
Thanks for the link Ken, I've had several mills over the years all used bridgeports. You can find them in good shape for $3K but again moving them is a pain. I currently have a large Powermatic drill press with a swiss mill table and its not a BP either! :o
I always ran a 3 phase converter as well. They work but are noisy, actually they have a weird hum or sound to them that will drive you nuts. I was looking at the single phase conversions and would choose that route in the future, fyi for anyone looking.
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