Hello from Lancashire!

Hello!

As a complete beginner, I thought I'd say hello - just purchased a chinese (don't hate me!) mini lathe (as a kit it seems, after looking at the finish! Lathe of Thesius, here we come) for a back bedroom... and immediately thinking I'm going to need a small mill or adopt a Heath Robinson approach to milling on the lathe.

Anyone have any recommendations for a used manual mill that can actually be hauled up stairs, rather than requiring pulleys and cranes?

And no, a 1/16th scale Bridgeport is not what I had in mind! :D

Hi Tom welcome to the forum, What are you interested in. I bought a Chester 16V mill which i am very happy with and you could easily remove the head, 2 bolts and carry it up stairs. Also not to far from you to go and have a look which I would recomend.

David

Thanks David,

That's actually a fair bit cheaper than I was expecting for a new mill (even a re-badged chinese-sourced one, and looks like something to check out.

Is there anything similar in the second hand market (even for the same amount, up to 800-1000 in the same size range, but of better quality?

If not, that sounds like a nice start!

(Of course, tooling will likely be the main cost)

Welcome Tom, as you've already found out, any questions, just ask.

Brian

Hello Tom, welcome to the forum.

Neil

Welcome Tom, where in Lancashire are you ? I'm near Lancaster.

Cheers John