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Help with selecting bench top lathe and vertical mill
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<blockquote data-quote="jrock" data-source="post: 2025676" data-attributes="member: 78569"><p>I went the PM12x36 route. I would not do less than a 12x36 given a 1.5"+ bore. I find gunsmithing to have very light cuts so rigidity doesn't seem to be an issue with the machining as much as the tooling that you might choose to use. I haven't tried to chamber on a steady rest but I would buy a longer bed for that method.</p><p>A 14x40 would be perfect for a small business but it was out of my $$ reach for hobby work. Get one that has a foot brake. Its a very good feature to have.</p><p>For a mill, went with a 9x48 Bridgeport mill as I wanted to make sure I had plenty of room to do <em>any </em>gunsmith work, including fluting barrels. I would like to say I'm now saving for a larger production CNC mill but that's just a dream at this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jrock, post: 2025676, member: 78569"] I went the PM12x36 route. I would not do less than a 12x36 given a 1.5"+ bore. I find gunsmithing to have very light cuts so rigidity doesn't seem to be an issue with the machining as much as the tooling that you might choose to use. I haven't tried to chamber on a steady rest but I would buy a longer bed for that method. A 14x40 would be perfect for a small business but it was out of my $$ reach for hobby work. Get one that has a foot brake. Its a very good feature to have. For a mill, went with a 9x48 Bridgeport mill as I wanted to make sure I had plenty of room to do [I]any [/I]gunsmith work, including fluting barrels. I would like to say I'm now saving for a larger production CNC mill but that's just a dream at this point. [/QUOTE]
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