I've been wanting a CNC machine for a long time, and recently flirted with the idea of a router. My son's robotic team just bought one of those though, so I went back to looking at mills.
This is what I've ended up with. Intelitek Benchman XT.
U.S. made in 2001, it's 800 lb with an epoxy granite base. Motion is linear ways, with servo driven ground ballscrews. It has a 2.7HP 45k water cooled spindle with a 12 slot ATC, and came with a full set of ISO 10 (I think) tool holders and collets. Oh, and it has flood cooling too!
I still need to buy tooling and a vise, but I think this should handle my requirements nicely. Predominantly aluminum and plastic, but it'll cut steel too. (Although speeds and feeds maybe be problematic for steel)
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