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I really love that 7 x heavier thing.
Are you sure about your cost comparison?
How do you add it up? Mine didn't cost over $8K with 3 power feeds (not counting the spindle feed) and a DRO, but then that was couple of years ago.
I bought my 833S to replace a Seig mill and the difference is indescribable. I wanted to buy my last ever mill and this seemed to fill the bill.
Even so there are things I do where even more rigidity (and probably weight) would be welcome. I would certainly never go back to a bench mill unless I was planning to do a CNC conversion and even then I would think twice.
Are you sure about your cost comparison?
How do you add it up? Mine didn't cost over $8K with 3 power feeds (not counting the spindle feed) and a DRO, but then that was couple of years ago.
I bought my 833S to replace a Seig mill and the difference is indescribable. I wanted to buy my last ever mill and this seemed to fill the bill.
Even so there are things I do where even more rigidity (and probably weight) would be welcome. I would certainly never go back to a bench mill unless I was planning to do a CNC conversion and even then I would think twice.