Mills and others

[BP-Revo]

Yea...I'd love to have one of those too. But I do very little conversion wise, so it wouldn't be a wise investment.

However...a compressor powered rotary tool (like a dremel basically), an 18V cordless drill, and a hand hack saw can only do so much sometimes lol...

The one you and Squee linked to seem good for the price.

[JThiessen]

That mill is a piece of junk. Its just a bench top drill press with a two direction slide on it.

You DO NOT want a mill that uses a chuck. Way too much chance of chatter and loosing a bit.
Also, this thing only has a max speed of 1000 rpm. Thats extremely low relative to most somewhat decent mills.

THis is an example of a little better low priced mill: http://cgi.ebay.com/JewelMasterNC-CN...QQcmdZViewItem

better yet: http://www.grizzly.com/products/g8689

[riceman]

This is avery interesting thread. What is the learning curve on a mill/lathe? Is this something that can be self taught or do you really need to apprentice? I've been woodworking for 15 years and would definitely like to try my hand at metal working. So when you talk about "starter" set-ups, is this the way to get initiated?:032: