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Mike Poole16/10/2016 23:11:28
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I have a VMC and have not run out of headroom yet. What are the tasks being undertaken when headroom becomes an issue?

Mike

Daniel17/10/2016 07:24:53
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Thanks Bazyle, for putting up the photo. That's a real help, seeing them together like that.

The VMC actually has more headroom than my Becker which, until now has not presented a problem.

On the other hand, the throat is smaller. I can see issues arising there.

I agree completely about not lowering the quill for milling work; however, I don't really see a problem of rigidity in moving the head or the table. In view that both move on the column, I would imagine it amounts to the same thing.

Unless, as usual, I've missed something obvious ?

And, after all that, I can have the VMC with it's DRO and one power feed, for the price of the Super without a DRO.

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All the best,

Daniel

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