Discussion on all milling machines vertical & horizontal, including but not limited to Bridgeports, Hardinge, South Bend, Clausing, Van Norman, including imports.
It's the cost of the accessories for any mill that add up. It's very easy to spend twice and even more on those accessories that the mill cost.
Luckily I did not know this fact, otherwise I would never have started in this hobby. Glad I did anyway.
Many simple accessories can be made... paradoxically machine can and have made better copies of themselves.
tornitore45 wrote:
Many simple accessories can be made... paradoxically machine can and have made better copies of themselves.
So true, I have made many of the modifications to my machines with my machines. I made Rick Kreuger's mini lathe tapered saddle gib project for my 7x12 Grizzly lathe on my Seg mill.
And now it works so much better, much more rigid and I don't have to do the ridiculous dance to adjust the gibs anymore. I have also made a column support plate and attachments for the mill again with the mill.
Yeah isn't that the truth Mauro. But I should have added that costs are a direct reflection of just how complex the projects end up being.