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Originally Posted by Lowfategg
I completely agree that its not ideal and that separate machines would do a much better job.
But if the question is only having one or the other (budget reasons), I much rather have the capability of doing simple mill operations along with simple turning operations, since its a whole lot better than not begin able to do anything.
Some teams aren't so lucky to find such machine shops because of location or other reasons.
Anyway, if I could only have one, I would get a good sized lathe first and then a mill after that (don't dis the usefulness of a milling machine, its a whole load better than a drill press).
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I agree here.
I personally love milling much more than lathing; but if we had to choose one or the other, we'd have a nice lathe.