Re: [ATM] tooling for atm

[James P Crombie <jpcrombie@pei.eastlink.ca>]

Gary
  You might want to look into some used equipment if there are any 
dealers in your area.  Check for auctions, or schools getting rid of 
equipment.  A lot of schools used nice 14x40's and are usually in good 
shape.  Failing that, a rotary table on a milling machine can make up 
for lack of size on the mill.  Check into the rec.crafts.metalworking  
newsgroup for more advise on machines for the amateur. 
  I would also stay away from the combination machines,  while they can 
do everything, they don't do it well and the change over time really 
adds up. 
  I am not sure what you have available in Oz for machinery but remember 
that the tooling for the mill may cost more than the mill itself.  I 
bought a small benchtop mill and the tooling, (vise, toolholers, 
collets, indexer, powerfeed, etc were about 1.5x the cost of the mill.  
This does not include any cutters.  The lathe is a little cheaper to set up.
 

Gary McKenzie wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm about to go looking for a lathe and milling machine to be used primarily
>for atm work, and was wondering what people here may be using or would
>suggest. My budget runs to something like a mini-mill and perhaps a 9x20
>lathe. I realise that the lathe I buy will always be 1" too small for what I
>need :-) and that given an unlimited budget I might make different choices,
>however both funds and space limit me.
>
> I'm looking for recommendations and experiences. Intend to make focusers, a
>nice gem, cell components, gears, baffles  etc. Can't affford the size
>needed to make tube rings for a largish newt though.
>
>cheers
>Gary
>
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