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4th June 2022, 12:10 AM #1Most Valued Member
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Help Me Pick A Milling Machine May 2022
Hi Guys, More questions from me!
As you may have seen I am wanting to buy a lathe. During my research I have seen numerous old prices for lathes that are still currently available, Doing some crude maths it seams they are going up by 10-15% per year if not more(one was nearly 30% in 18 months)
So on my wish list for the shed has been a milling machine. I cant see why these would not be going up by a similar amount or more so I have decided to look into making it happen at the same time as the lathe before they increase even more.
Now I have even less knowledge about milling machines than lathe's so bear with me. Hopefully I have learnt something from the previous thread so I can give you more information to begin with.
So my hobbies are old motorcycles and RC cars, So things I can see me using the mill for are.
Precision location drilling using a DRO, Things like RC chassis, engine mounts, etc
Milling small rc parts out of aluminium
Milling large bracketing for motorcycle
Milling welded repairs of motorcycle parts (probably least likely and not a deal breaker if I cant.)
So like the lathe I want to buy in store which does limit my options in WA
As I see it with my budget and wanting DRO I have the following 3 to choose from.
M138D - HM-46B Mill Drill - Geared & Tilting Head - 240V | Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse $3465
M140D - HM-47B Mill Drill - Geared & Tilting Head with Digital Readout System | Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse $4785 Which is the same as 46B plus-
Larger machine worktable with more travels
Tapping function switch to allow you to control the required depth when tapping holes
Coolant pump system
Fabricated stand
M141D - HM-48B Mill Drill - Geared & Tilting Head with Digital Readout System | Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse $6094 Which is the same as 47B plus-
1000 x 240mm
X-Axis auto power feed
Z-Axis power up/down
Scale on Z-axis
For me doing RC Chassis I can see the advantage of the bigger table and travel but dont know I need the largest table or the auto feed so thinking middle one is best value for me.
Sorry for the long post, Just trying to put my thoughts into words to refer back to and to give you as much info as I can
Thanks for reading and any advice is appreciated
Chris
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