bolton

[9W Monighan]

Take it from me don't buy small machines. They do have their place but for all around milling get a Bridgeport. You may find one for the same price as the mill you described. I paid $6000 for the one in my pictures with the 3 axis control. I did get lucky but just a manual version would be nice for you. You may ave to look for one that's not hammered like the one at my kids school they just scrapped.
Here's a link to my favorite shopping place for this stuff. I practically built my whole shop buying from this place. You just need to be patient for just the right deal to come along. One time I was going to buy another Taiwan knock offmill that was missing the head but what I really wanted was the cnc like mine only 2 axis but I him hahed too long and someone else bought it for $1000

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