Cato
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As I'm now an accidental lathe owner it got me thinking along the lines of 'in for a penny' and a small milling machine to be used in place of a drill stand, but with the obvious added advantage of limited milling capabilities. I don't have a specific use in mind beyond accurate drilling. Maybe shims/spacers, tidying the face of something, putting an oil/grease channel into a pin, perhaps cutting a keyway?
Anyway, used machines seem to fall in to two categories shagged, or eye wateringly expensive, both of which seem to originate from big machine shops. Warco seem to do a reasonable range, the WM16 or WM18 look to be the size and type of things that would suit what I need from a machine. So any suggestions along that line? Obviously it's a matter of keeping an eye out and waiting for something to come up, but it'd help if I had some specific machines to look for.
Anyway, used machines seem to fall in to two categories shagged, or eye wateringly expensive, both of which seem to originate from big machine shops. Warco seem to do a reasonable range, the WM16 or WM18 look to be the size and type of things that would suit what I need from a machine. So any suggestions along that line? Obviously it's a matter of keeping an eye out and waiting for something to come up, but it'd help if I had some specific machines to look for.