What mill to buy

[grumpygrady]

i have a mini-mill but it is all manual an x-3 i think, works great for models
but if i get a chance i am going to get a bigger one

but it is a lot easier to do small things in a big mill than it is to do large things in a small mill
i do believe that you should get the biggest you can for the money and space
plus most bigger mills use R8 tooling the manuals anyway
but if you want some links to mill web pages i will post some
you can find a nice new cnc mill for about 5000 dollars us
and as you go bigger the price raises also lol
the one thing i do kick myself over is i had a chance to buy a nice 3-1 machine mill/drill and lathe and i passed it by because i thought it wasn't going to be any good boy was i ever wrong lol
my buddy has it and loves it but again most are manual

if you have never had a mill before check out your community collage and see if they have a course
great to go over basics and new things


good luck
grumpy