Terry Coombs wrote:
Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
I'm looking into purchasing a small combo lathe/mill. I could buy one
of each, but I don't have much room in my shop and, unless there's
good reasons to avoid the combo units, that's the way I'd like to go.

Questions:

1) Where is a good place (on line) to search for reviews of various
brands?

2) What do people here think of the stuff Grizzly sells? I'm asking
about this distributor because their warehouse/retail outlet is nearby
and I can go in and look at the good in real life before buying.

3) Opinions on combo units vs separate lathe and mill.

I'm interested in building some small robotics projects, telescope
clock drives and other miscellaneous mechanical/optical devices and
other similar things.

I too have limited room . If you organize your space , you can get a
minimill and a small lathe in a 6X8 closet ... and you'll be much happier
with separate machines . www.wttool.com has a combo deal around a thousand
bucks ... Sieg X2 minimill and a 7X? lathe . Would probably be perfect for
small robotics stuff .
I have a Logan 10X30 lathe and an RF45 clone mill/drill in an 8X12 shed -
along with a LOT of other tools/parts/etc . I'm glad I held off until I
could get the mill , a multi-unit would not do even the basic stuff I'm
doing well . The word to remember is *rigidity* .

you have a 10x30 and an RF45 in a 8x12!!! I'm trying to organize a RF30
and a 12x36 in half a garage and am going nuts. no room for tools,
supplies, etc. what's your secret.