Re: Van Norman Mill
Just my thoughts, of course the price & being available. As fate always has it- the perfect
mill priced right is always on the other side of the planet. wonder if you have measured
the quill travel and the Z travel for your needs? I dont know because here (E coast) is
Bridgeport country cause they were built here and just about 8 out of 10 shops, there's
a Bridgeport in there somewhere. Myself I never saw a Van Norman in the flesh
but the tests of time says they are right up there. I can only say 'a mill is better than
no mill' that will do for now or a few yrs or maybe the right one will come in time.
I fall into the 2% got the only one around here, a big ass 10x52 Cincinnati that has a
big throat and table capacity all power feed, but there is good and bad too. Its like, too
bad= mills were thrown in a pot, stirred up and the perfect mill created; aint gonna happen with manual mills which we are talking about. what can I say: think its a good
start for you..
me talkin out loud again> right or wrong<
sam
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