What vertical mill to buy?

[Jack3M]

Originally Posted by Efroeh

What all extra tools will be needed?

Well, I just recently bought a grizzly, not sure of the version at the moment, table is about 6x40 or so.

Anyhow, tooling. A good 4" vise, pref one with ability to rotate and is graduated. Parallels are a must have. Collets. Bits, lots of bits. V-blocks and 123 blocks. Clamping set. A rotory table. You will also need a dial indicator for tramming out changes in setup. About the only thing in that list that is a could get by without is the rotory table, but when you need one, you need it.

Make sure you go a version with DRO or add it. It is invaluable if doing repeat work.