Originally Posted by
legalize_it
well really it depends what you want to do with the machines. do you plan on buying the latest whiz bang fixtures that everyone on flickr has? or are you more interesting in time spent learning the machines and the amazing things they can do?
yes yes
i see so many photostreams of folks using mills as nothing more than big old tube notchers it makes me sad.
yes yes yes , sad and silly
if you want to make tools, fixtures, jigs, widgets, and the such its really hard to say that you dont need a vert mill and a lathe.
yes and yes again
personally i have an emco v10p, a small 3 in 1 (lathe/mill/drill). although its not the largest most powerful machine, a savvy individual can make it do a lot.
one uses machine tools to further ones capabilities
not to look cool while pretending to look like a established production builder