For standard sized shaft work, the mill can easily be used as a lathe. Put the part in the spindle and clamp the tool in a vice.
This is assuming you can't have both.
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Originally Posted by asid61
I would vote 7x12 lathe and Bridgeport. If you shop around on Craigslist you can get the latter for $1500ish, and a DRO/ tooling for another $1500. Then Spend $1000 on a lathe and tooling and possibly $1000 on a Shapeoko 3 if you really want a CNC.
The Shapeoko is nowhere near the quality of an industrial CNC router, but for FRC use it's fine.
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Shapeoko is going to be pretty underwhelming for FRC for bulk production compared to a $5-20k router. For a few parts it will work just fine (or if you're okay running it 24/7 all build).