[pipsqueaker]

next year our team is looking to expand our machining capabilities by buying/making, in order of priority

1. A 3-axis mill
2. A laser cutter
3. A lathe

We don't need anything hugely expensive or fancy- just enough to be able to accurately machine things like, for example, swerve drive gearboxes, which we've never been able to do before (tools in our shop right now: belt sanders, a band saw, 3 drill presses, and some hand drills)

Here's the catch- we need this stuff cheap. For all 3 (or two, we could probably do without a lathe), we'd like to only spend 2-3k, max. While we're not broke, this is just about as much money as we can afford to spend.

I can give some more details as needed, thanks for your help!