Grant Erwin wrote:

The lathe is easy. Buy a Hardinge 10EE.


There is no such lathe. It's either some "Hardinge" model OR a Monarch 10EE.
And when asked for "best currently in production lathe" abviously the Monarch
10EE would not be a choice.

I don't know what the "good" mills are that are still for sale. You can
still buy a new Bridgeport now that they're back in production again (I
hear). Buy a DRO for the mill so it comes factory installed. Get at least
an X axis powerfeed.

Grant

BillLee wrote:
If money were no object, and country of origin not an issue, which manual
lathe within the 6 to 12 inch swing range; and which manual vertical mill
with a work volume of approximately a Bridgeport would you purchase?

Thanks for youyr opinions.




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