[Cory]

Don't buy a round column mill/drill. They're not a good value for your money.

Our trailer has a Rong Fu RF-45, which sells for ~$2800 and is the best quality mill/drill I've used/seen. It's made in Taiwan, rather than China, which generally means higher quality. It just feels better constructed than most others. We have this machine in our NASA trailer that supports many regional events and it's never had any problems.

On the other hand, for $2800 you may be able to find a decent quality Bridgeport Series I that may need only minor work and cleanup, which would be a vastly superior machine.