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  1. MooseMeat

    first mill??

    kinda what I'm looking for, decent, not looking to make parts for NASA, I just don't want to get fooled into junk, and when I see the PM stuff that looks the same as Canadian stuff but in US dollars it makes a fella wonder.
  2. MooseMeat

    first mill??

    I found this mill from Busybee, looks like the Mathews just rebranded, I have been comparing pictures of both, looks like the same factory? https://www.busybeetools.com/products/milling-machine-with-digital-readout-cx601?request=collection...
  3. MooseMeat

    first mill??

    Hey thank you, I found a nice Taiwan lathe after 2 + years of searching and it was local, I'll just keep looking and asking questions, something will happen sooner or later. Cheers
  4. MooseMeat

    first mill??

    I just looked, a bit too big for my little shop, I like the P Mathews, size wise it looks good, "Blondi Hacks" just ended up with one in her latest video, with a power feed, it's the right size but the US dollar for this I really have issues with being a good deal, throw in shipping and...
  5. MooseMeat

    first mill??

    whatever comes up, I actually would like to make a fishing reel in the future, but really I just like learning and making things.
  6. MooseMeat

    first mill??

    I didn't look at the make, it was huge, I was scared.........:)
  7. MooseMeat

    first mill??

    I just looked, foot print looks good too.
  8. MooseMeat

    first mill??

    totally agree on the rust, my space 4ft wide, depth is more or less the same, I'll toss shit to make the room. ;)
  9. MooseMeat

    first mill??

    yup that's a monster, saw one on FB marketplace for 3k, must have been 2000lbs, I'm just not in the know, it took me a while to find a nice lathe. I guess I'm asking, what would you buy that you could live with until the kids inherit all your stuff?
  10. MooseMeat

    Tips/Techniques HOUSE OF TOOLS LD 1236G

    All I would need it to do is control the forward/reverse and speed, and put remote switches where the original switches are located, I have a belt driven lathe, but I don't think that matters much in the big scheme of things. It really doesn't look that complicated, but I am no electrician.
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