[Have you looked at the Taig mills? See www.taigtools.com . The full CNC
version lists at $2195; manual versions are a lot cheaper. While they won't
handle tooling with more than a 5/16" shank, there's not much they can't do
on a small scale. They're made in the USA to high QC standards, and are
really robust for their size.]

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Eric Townsend"
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 12:37 AM
Subject: Domestic bench mills?



I don't have room for a full-size mill, so I'm looking for something
that can go on a benchtop or cabinet.

There seem to be plenty of modern, import mills and mill/drills that'd
do what I need (the Rong Fu RF-40 or RF-45 would fit the bill). On
the other hand, I learned a lot setting up (and fixing up) my 1930s
Atlas lathe, so I'd be just as happy to buy a decent used domestic
machine.

In my brief bit of looking around this week, I don't see much evidence
that such a thing exists on the west coast. Are bench mills and
mill/drills a relatively recent invention?

--
J. Eric Townsend
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