On Apr 18, 4:09*am, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Gunner Asch fired this volley :

Unless you are doing really long pieces..if the head tilts side to
side..it can be used just as well as a front to back "nod"
(Im having a stroke moment here...cant remember what the "nod"
movement is called..damnit

No argument there. *I use(d when I had access to one) the side-tilt
almost exclusively. *My old Cincinatti #2 had a side tilt head. *I sold
it to make room in the shop, never thinking how much I'd miss it.

But... angle vises? *Talk about losing rigidity! *Besides, how would you
mount and swing a 150lb 12"x18" casting on that little toy?

(I'll honestly say I don't know the quality of the Yaesa, but _anything_
from Birmingham is just chinkalloy trash.)

LLoyd

Lloyd

"But... angle vises? Talk about losing rigidity! Besides, how would
you mount and swing a 150lb 12"x18" casting on that little toy?"

Wieber lacks milling experience. This is just another example where
Wieber shows it.