All these all in one machines have the problem of unproductive times. I own a small table top machine (google for Hommel UWG2) which is capable of 1/100 mm precision easiliy, maybe better, but it takes hours (literally!) to convert it from turning to milling, tapping etc. and vice versa, so I dont't really use it a lot. Peter
Am 25.04.2013 03:21, schrieb Jon Elson: > kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: >> I am lookin at http://www.smithy.com/midas/pricing/xl >> I am a machinist virgin so it will be my first >> It will be strickly for hobby and entertainment >> Is there anyone with an opinion :) >> >> > Arrgh! A 3-in-1 machine. We have one at work, it is a very mediocre > lathe and a horrible mill. The Smithy does have the ability to elevate the > head, which ours doesn't, but still not very good at all. > > Get an X2 or X3-style machine for a mill, it has a rectangular dovetail > column, so the head has a lot of vertical range without loss of the X-Y > alignment. See http://pico-systems.com/minimill.html > for some ideas on the retrofit. The rack and pinion Z axis > is no good for CNC, but the machine can be converted for > a vertical leadscrew without great effort. > > Jon > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Try New Relic Now & We'll Send You this Cool Shirt > New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service > that delivers powerful full stack analytics. Optimize and monitor your > browser, app, & servers with just a few lines of code. Try New Relic > and get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic_d2d_apr > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try New Relic Now & We'll Send You this Cool Shirt New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service that delivers powerful full stack analytics. Optimize and monitor your browser, app, & servers with just a few lines of code. Try New Relic and get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic_d2d_apr _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
