///M5

good timing. Going to be hot as SHIT tomorrow. We have 2 soccer games too. I feel bad in the heat coaching, poor boys running have to really be feeling it. My poor son has asthma as well.

Until I replace it.

I know it isnt ideal but it will cost me nothing to own while i search for that.

The Taig is an exception. Sherline the other. The rest are all Sieg's rebranded from China. If he doesnt sell it by Sunday i will buy it.

If I can weasel down the price on the taig I may buy it with the goal of using it to learn about what I really want to buy. Figure it will always be worth $500 so if I can grab it for $800 then worst case I am out $300 if I flip. Should even be better than that. For what I need to drill holes in it would suffice, or worst case I can use it to make a jig to then use the hand drill.

I already have enough aluminum scrap to do it...but hate to buy a mill that only works with aluminum, plastic, brass and wood.

I am building one of these now: ...and since I don't have a welder I thought of machining the frame out of aluminum. I suppose I could just grab a welder and do it out of steel....but then it is something else to buy.

Captain overboard!!

Problem is that I want a big mill. And then I want a CNC. And then....

Guess I will run up to Acme and see what they sell me.

Only 2 in the country. Bellingham WA and Springfield MO

Wasn't at all buying it to be a sander, just don't want a complete POS. Amusing that one Ryan says ok and the other junk. I expected more alignment from the two of you.

Lord no. I will use it once every 3 years for something quicker than jigging my belt sander up. Just don't want to not have that be an option.

It is used price new. I am willing to buy what is right, but need something. Has to be okay as a drum sander as well.

Man overboard!

Looks like it.

:jim: :jimj:

Do all the smileys not work now?

Perfect. What isnt? I read a bunch of positive reviews on that. Bench top is highly preferred...

The bigger port will work as good if not better, but it will need to be longer to achieve the same tuning.

I like how you link your diet to Jack's

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/tld/d/12-in-drill-press-with/6629467552.html Cheaper than anywhere else...odd post though. Not sure if that one is "good" enough, lol. Whatever I buy I don't want to want to replace after using it. Need a fence too.

Very open to recommendations

Probably...but when looking for one I always find something better. Has to drill STRAIGHT.