I currently have a series 1 style knee mill that is CNC. I am looking for a second mill but would like more travel on my Z then the ram of a knee mill provides. I looked at the IH mill they claim that it is comparable in performance to a knee mill, I send them a inquiry and never heard back, after that I checked out these forms and found that they are very hard to get a hold of a very slow to ship. That rules them out.
So what I am looking for is a mill that has travels of atleast 24"x, 12"y, 10"Z. I would like it to have a 30 taper spindle. 2+hp spindle, and it must be able to fit through my shop door which is 6'6" high. Oilier and coolant are pluses.
If I convert a manual mill it would need to be straight forward and quick. I dont want to spend time engineering brackets and whatnot, although I would be willing to make my own parts if their were plans already out there. Any suggestions?