[AT] OT Milling machine ?

[Bo]

Check out www.use-emco.com  and you can find a NEW Smithy for same price or 
maybe cheaper . Hope this helps .

Bo Hinch


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Harner" <sharner at starband.net>
To: "atis" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:03 PM
Subject: [AT] OT Milling machine ?


Since it seems a little slow today, I thought I would ask for input 
regarding combo lathe, mill, drill machines.

I seem to always be needing something turned or milled or drilled and the 
nearest machine shop is 20 miles away.  While they do good work, they are 
always behind and it is a several day wait, which means a second trip, plus 
you are not there when the work is done to answer questions.

There is no way I can justify the cost of a machine in terms of the prices I 
pay for the work, but in terms of time and effort, it gets closer to viable, 
especially if I don't have to mortgage the house for a machine.  Besides, in 
the hobby of restoring old things, it is more about the fun of doing it 
yourself.

I am most interested in the Smithy line of machines, but my budget is at the 
lower end of things at best, maybe during a sale.  I have been watching 
Ebay, but most are too far away to ship or go fetch.  I actually won a 
Granite series 40" one in Mpls.  It looked like new and included the tool 
kit and stand.  Bought it for $2100 and figured the trip to pick it up was 
well worth it.  When I tried to pay for it, the owner informed me that they 
had sold it locally several days before and it was already gone.  I was 
PO'ed!!

So, here I am still watching Ebay and hoping for a good deal on one nearby, 
but am wondering if I should be looking at other makes.  The only other one 
I have seen up close and personal was at a Harbor Freight store and I was 
not impressed.  It had a lot of backlash in the gearing.  Now maybe that is 
something that could be adjusted, which would be nice as they are closer to 
my price range.

Any advice on makes, models, features, and sizes would be greatly 
appreciated.

Stuart
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