Thread: CNC mill conversion ?s
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Re: CNC mill conversion ?s
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Originally Posted by Cuog View Post
This is VERY true. I've spent as much on tooling(and measuring instruments) as I did on my mill, and I still have a wish list a mile long.

Also do you have a lathe? I would(and did) go for manual mill + manual lathe over just a CNC mill.
We picked up one of the Harbor Freight 7 X 10" lathes earlier in the year that we are starting to set up. There was some debate on how much we would use it (I know there are folks that think they can't survive without a lathe) but we finally decided to move forward with it.