I actually agree.  If I had had the money or the space I would have gotten =
a
lathe and a mill.  I run into size limitations on mine all the time and I'm
definitely looking to upgrade when the next large block of cash comes in
(ya, right).

However, with the DRO and some patience even the Grizzly does a pretty good
job and is a far cry better than the alternative, which was drill-press
milling and drill-press lathing.

DougM

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Kevin <kben@dca.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Jesse Lackey wrote:
>
> > Hi!  Thanks for the tips.  I'm looking around at various lathe/mill
> > combos, and will likely get something when I reach the point of wanting
> > to replace slapped-together R&D wood with proper aluminum/steel
> > attachments and frame etc. etc.
> >
>
> I have spent a lot of time on the Machinist sites and everyone disagrees
> about every type of
> machine to buy. But they all seem to agree a lathe/mill
> combo is a poor lathe and an even worse mill. They are just
> not rigid enough for most machining operations. Buy one of
> each if you have the room.
>
> They also tend to belive the Grizzly products are
> over-priced versions of the same lathes/mills that you can
> get from Harbor Freight for less money. All of these budget
> entry lathes/mills need to be cleaned and tuned to produce
> decent quality work.
>
> If you want something smaller this guy has reviewed a lot of
> products.
> http://www.mini-lathe.com/
>
>
> Search the archive here for endless debates on what is the
> best equipment to own.
> http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/
>
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