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    MT3 vs R8 spindle taper

    I think if I go larger it will be a VMC with bt or iso tappers. I really do appreciate the advice but I don’t want to wait 3 months( basically also have 2700 CAD on hold) to get started on an entry level mill because of the spindle taper. I also hope that if I really want to, I’d find the R8...
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    MT3 vs R8 spindle taper

    Oh I see, that’s very interesting and at least given the price difference and wait time maybe make me feel a little better about the mt3 version. Like I said I’m very new to the world of small mills but given what everyone said and what’s available in terms of Asian tools, it feels like I should...
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    MT3 vs R8 spindle taper

    One last thing I should mention is that I pan to mainly use ER collets at the beginning to share tools and collets with my CNC routers…other the figure out the Haimer situation, I’m not really planning on using the drawbar for tool changes unless I make a dedicated mount for the Haimer vs...
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    MT3 vs R8 spindle taper

    Yes lm almost 100% the mt3 will be a metric M12 drawbar vs 3/8-16 which I guess is standard for MT3 in North America. I’m also finding native Mt3 tools like boring heads, face mills, fly cutters in MT3 and they cost the same as the R8 versions. Also collets on MT3 almost cost the same as R8...
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    MT3 vs R8 spindle taper

    I’m honestly not sure the r8 spindle configuration on this clone even takes pins. I get the point of course
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    MT3 vs R8 spindle taper

    Thanks everyone for the replies. So the only similarly sized/spec’d option in Canada that I could find that doesn’t cost too much to ship is a king PM25 clone from KMS tools. It’s R8 but geared spindle and brushed single phase AC…maybe the motor is not an issue but I’d rather have a less...
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    MT3 vs R8 spindle taper

    I would go with a PM If they had presence in Canada. The idea of paying 400-500 dollars in shipping and some ridiculous customs clearing fees and dealing with all that from US or China is what led me to look at the Craftex cx605 in the first place and then this eBay seller offering free...
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    MT3 vs R8 spindle taper

    Very interesting, my primary use would be with an ER collect chuck as I already have the collets and an mt3-er32 that I use on my lathe. I want to be able to quickly switch between the er collet(s) and my Haimer for which I was hoping to have a fixed tool holder(TTS style or something similar)...
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    MT3 vs R8 spindle taper

    Hello Friends, So things escalated quickly today and I went from wondering about a cx605 mill to ordering a PM-25MV clone from a local eBay seller. Initially I could find the MT3 spindle taper version but after contacting the seller they said they can get the R8 version by mid December. Soon...
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    Seeking advice: CX605 or Taig mini mills

    I like this rule but I don’t think my wife would. But fair point, i bought a mini lathe for the home workshop and ended up spending almost as much tuning it as the lathe cost. I found a RCOG-25V for 2.5K CAD and free shipping, way more than I wanted to spend but I know that most of the PM-25...
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