Home Machine Shop Equipment - Smithy, Harbor Freight, Etc.
12-04-2012, 05:35 PM
#1
Maxima.org Insomniac
Thread Starter
iTrader: (9)
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Shrewsbury, MA
Posts: 1,879
Home Machine Shop Equipment - Smithy, Harbor Freight, Etc.
Has anyone got experience using the Smithy home 3 in 1 machine tools?
I've been getting by with an old bench top drill press fitted with a ghetto Harbor Freight X - Y stage with some cutting end mills. But I want to step up to something more accurate and with higher cutting power. The drawback is that it has to be able to fit through a standard sized door to get into the basement and cannot weigh more than 400 ~ 500 pounds as I will be moving it with the help of a few friends.
Looking to start milling more pieces in the shop and a small lathe to turn out bushings and other small parts. Not just for my car but for other people I know in need of small projects.
My budget is around $1000~$2000. There are many used industrial milling machines in that price around here on Craigslist, but they are to way heavy and large to fit. Then there are the crappy $300~$400 dollar Harbor Freight machine tools which are not much better than I already have. Any advice?
I've been getting by with an old bench top drill press fitted with a ghetto Harbor Freight X - Y stage with some cutting end mills. But I want to step up to something more accurate and with higher cutting power. The drawback is that it has to be able to fit through a standard sized door to get into the basement and cannot weigh more than 400 ~ 500 pounds as I will be moving it with the help of a few friends.
Looking to start milling more pieces in the shop and a small lathe to turn out bushings and other small parts. Not just for my car but for other people I know in need of small projects.
My budget is around $1000~$2000. There are many used industrial milling machines in that price around here on Craigslist, but they are to way heavy and large to fit. Then there are the crappy $300~$400 dollar Harbor Freight machine tools which are not much better than I already have. Any advice?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Need help
5th Generation Maxima (2000-2003)
23
10-02-2015 08:56 AM
HerpDerp1919
3rd Generation Maxima (1989-1994)
2
09-29-2015 02:02 PM
DC_Juggernaut
7th Generation Maxima (2009-2015)
4
09-28-2015 04:07 PM