1/4 of the way to a mill

Congrats. What mill do you plan to get? Do you still have a lathe?
 
I still have my South Bend 10K which I'm absolutely thrilled with.
I will probably get a King KC-20VS or a PDM-30 which I believe is similar to an RF-30.
I just don't have space for a full size machine.
The PM machines are nice but being in Canada they are crazy expensive, least expensive is over $2300 CDN plus shipping plus duty. When I asked for a shipping quote it was $400 CDN So that's getting into the $3000 range and I just cannot justify that.
 
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I'm with you on size, I'll have to check those out, thanks. Nice lathe you have :encourage:
 
PDM-30
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King Industrial 1-1/4" Milling Drilling Machine

This is a great starter mill/drill that won’t take up a lot of space in your workshop. This tool has been used for cylinder head resurfacing of small engines, but it has also seen use in dental clinics. Whatever the use, KMS has all the accessories
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KC-20VS
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King Industrial 3/4" Milling & Drilling Machine with Digital Readout

Powerful 1 HP single phase DC motorHead tilts 90 degrees left or rightSafety guard with limit switch protectionMagnetic line interruption switch needs a restart after a power failureSpindle depth digital readout and control panel with metric and imperial
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Wow, good job. It wasn’t even listed for a whole day yet!
 
Saw the listing did you? :D
 
Yeah, my Sunday ritual of checking the listings... pretty slim pickings otherwise.
 
I'll be honest, I've resisted looking into a mill. Is table power feed out of the question in this range?
 
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@chippermat X-axis drives are available. There are lots of folks who do CNC conversions on this class of mill or even the smaller ones.
The KC-20VS is basically a Grizzly G0704 as far as I can tell.
 
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