mini mill or lathe or 3 in 1
hey guys
im pondering on buying some equipment as i am planning on becoming an engineer.
im in NZ not a lot of choices
but heres something i thought could work
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Business-farming-industry/Industrial/Manufacturing-metalwork/Metalwork/auction-166377931.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Business-farming-industry/Industrial/Manufacturing-metalwork/Metalwork/auction-165611227.htm
what you guys think
for an overall gunsmithing and engineer work.
or get 2 seperate machines mini mill and mini lathe
cheers guys
Sam
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im only 15 and starting out in engineering.
i do it at school and my teacher reckons i am more than capable of owning my own mill and lathe.
my mum is buying it for me 😀 😀 😀
also i LOVE making my own things and getting the satisfied feeling when something works 8)
plus these 2 aren’t as heavy as that combi
which make sit easier to get into my garage
cheers
Now you are talking!
That is the better way to go.
thanks guys.
it might have to be a combi.
what about these 2?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Business-farming-industry/Industrial/Manufacturing-metalwork/Metalwork/auction-165898275.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Business-farming-industry/Industrial/Manufacturing-metalwork/Metalwork/auction-165620261.htm
chinese again but i can get an engineer to go and have a look at them.
i will do some more looking around
cheers
Agree, always go for separate machines. I know guys who have several mills because they find they need to do a small part or a separate operation and so need a 2nd machine. After you work around machines awhile, you’ll find out the actual time spent making chips is usually fairly a small part of your overall time on the job. The setup is what takes time. So, having to take unfinished parts off the lathe or mill and setup for another job, cut, then put the unfinished part back to finish up is too time consuming. They just bought multiple machines instead. And these were 1 man operations, not big companies… so only 1 operator at any given time for all machines.
Listen to these guys.
They are spot on.
Always go for a seperate mill and a lathe if possiable , if space and cash are a prob then the comdi’s are the last resort. On saying that there are plenty of people who do fine work on combis. Just think of when your milling on a combi and you need to turn something for the job for example ? . Removing the mill job or working round it can be a big hassel. They can also have alot of vibration in the mill heads as a result of not being stiff enough. You pays your money and take you chioce 😀 . Follow Langnasen, ask around before you make your choice …..good luck 😀
Both of those are chinese copies of machines originally made by another chinese company in direct association with the British designer & developer (Chester http://www.chestermachinetools.com/store/lathes.htm ).
The combi copy is available here under various guises, notably Clarke. A chap who was selling his told me, after he’d sold it to somebody else, that it was crap and best avoided. Copies almost invariably never come out at the same quality as the original (back-engineered and corners cut).
Chester’s own combi (Model-B Super) is just shy of being ‘engineer quality’, inasmuch as it doesn’t come certified with an accuracy report, but the chap at the showroom today said it is a decent machine and will do just about any job if you give it the extra attention.
I decided to go for the ‘proper’ lathe and chose the DB11V. I’ll get a seperate mill/drill later.
Hope this is of some help. Do exhaustive internet research before you buy, as I did (including asking experts, such as many of the fine chaps here), and you’ll have a firm grasp on the subject within a couple of days. 🙂
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ok heres what im thinking of
i know theres all ready a thread on this but is there anything i missed in general
i know there lots of other stuff
but how does this sound for a start
lathe
http://www.topmaq.co.nz/product_detail.aspx?id=MELA1600
mill
http://www.topmaq.co.nz/product_detail.aspx?id=MEMI1300
boring bars
http://www.topmaq.co.nz/product_detail.aspx?id=MEMT1100
clamping set
http://www.topmaq.co.nz/product_detail.aspx?id=MEMT1550
end mills
http://www.topmaq.co.nz/product_detail.aspx?id=MEMT3820
drill bits (i need em anyway)
http://www.topmaq.co.nz/product_detail.aspx?id=MEDT03250
cheers
Sam