I was in your shoes a couple of years ago and ended up going for a used
Clausing 8520, looked long and hard at the RF45 and other China iron and
just couldn't do it...

I could have run the machine as is but decided to restore it, that gave me a
real appreciation for "older" american iron:

http://gallery.intlwaters.com/thumbnails.php?album=323


wrote in message
ps.com...
Hi,

I am looking at adding a milling machine to my home shop. I can
either buy a RF45 (Taiwanese Rong Fu, not a clone) or for
slightly more a Chinese Knee mill with coolant and power feed. Both
will probably do what I need. Can anyone give me a push in one of
these directions? I have basically restricted my search to a mill with
a square column/dovetails.

I know it would be better to get a used Bridgeport, or some other
American Iron but where I am (Western Canada), these machines (well
used) are typically 5000 USD+ used, which is more than I want to
spend.

Thanks for any guidance you can provide.

Chris