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Well, I had originally ordered a PM1340GT lathe and the PM-932PDF mill/drill about a month ago, however, after much turmoil, debating with myself, consulting with my wife and stressing over this decision I changed my order with Matt from Precision Mathews this morning.
I talked to him last week about the 935TV milling machine and after getting a quote from him for the difference this morning I decided to pull the trigger and get the 935TV rather than the 932PDF. Size wise it is a little larger but nowhere near the size of a full-size Bridgeport which I definitely do not have room for so I think I can squeeze it into the same place I was going to put the 932.
I want this to be the last lathe and mill that I need to purchase which is why I went with the Taiwanese 1340GT from the get-go. However, the 932 was constantly in the back of my mind as "possibly" being less than I envisioned when it showed up.
I think the 2/3 size BP with the 9"x35" table will be a very nice addition to my shop and should be the quality of what I have been looking for in a mill to go along with the Taiwanese lathe. I have read several reports that this 935 mill is way nicer than the Jet and every bit as nice as the Sharp mill.
I have a co-worker who purchased an older Jet JVM-836 mill and in all honesty I think it is a pretty nice mill so I will be ecstatic if this is truely nicer than the Jet.
Mike.
I talked to him last week about the 935TV milling machine and after getting a quote from him for the difference this morning I decided to pull the trigger and get the 935TV rather than the 932PDF. Size wise it is a little larger but nowhere near the size of a full-size Bridgeport which I definitely do not have room for so I think I can squeeze it into the same place I was going to put the 932.
I want this to be the last lathe and mill that I need to purchase which is why I went with the Taiwanese 1340GT from the get-go. However, the 932 was constantly in the back of my mind as "possibly" being less than I envisioned when it showed up.
I think the 2/3 size BP with the 9"x35" table will be a very nice addition to my shop and should be the quality of what I have been looking for in a mill to go along with the Taiwanese lathe. I have read several reports that this 935 mill is way nicer than the Jet and every bit as nice as the Sharp mill.
I have a co-worker who purchased an older Jet JVM-836 mill and in all honesty I think it is a pretty nice mill so I will be ecstatic if this is truely nicer than the Jet.
Mike.