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    Milling machines, what to buy/look for

    Last year I bought a standard modern 11x20 lathe. Played around and made some pins and bushings etc, odd jobs nothing too complicated. I've been wanting a mill as well. Seems there mostly large 3 phases 575 or quite small benchtop machines not much in between. I have 240v available and at the...
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    Bought a standard modern 11" series 2000

    Just bought my first lathe. I will be learning to use it having no expririence with lathes or machine work. Have been wrenching on my vehicle and farm equipment and welding but never got into machining. Would mostly be using it for simple stuff such as pins and bushings etc at least to start...
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    New guy here and new to machine work

    I am mostly into welding type projects etc and some welding at work fixing farm equipment/wagons/trailers etc. Been learning tig at home. Lot's of times the ability to turn a piece of round stock down or make a simple tool would have been very handy too me when fixing equipment. I wouldn't have...
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    Hi from southern ontario

    New guy here from southern Ontario. Mostly into welding for personal use and some welding at work fixing farm equipment etc. Looing at getting a lathe and/or a mill and came across this forum
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