Thread: General Purpose Mill/Drill/Lathe Recommendations?
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Re: General Purpose Mill/Drill/Lathe Recommendations?
Yeah, I'd really like to get a TIG welder. Unfortunately, here in the DC metro area, there really doesn't seem to be any industrial supply companies left. No vendors of milling equipment or metal working gear left either. So, in order to purchase any big equipment, you've got to trust the pictures and order it via the Internet. If I'm paying those kind of bucks for something like a mill, I'd kind of like to see it in person and have an opportunity to learn how to use it without the trial and error of trying something that any good metal work guy knows won't work.

For instance, I'd also really like to learn how to weld aluminum. There used to be welding classes run here in Fairfax County, but it appears that we've gone too upscale to continue those kinds of classes. So, if anyone in the DC metro (including Baltimore) knows of companies that sell metal working equipment and/or has classes in basic skills, I'd really appreciate hearing from you.

TIA,

Mike