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All,
Been lurking for a little bit. I currently do some welding (in night school, part time) and think that learning how to machine would be a good thing to know. I do not have any specific projects in mind, but I do some work building small wall safes (1/4" and 3/16" sheet metal) and teller lockers for bigger safes. I think most of my work would be with mild steel. That said who knows what I might need to do down the road.
I have been looking at the Grizzly G0762 and the Grizzly G0761. Both are essentially the same thing with the 762 having a VFD, but it goes for an extra $500. Is it worth the extra $500 for someone getting started versus spending that money on some tooling?
If there are any other machines I should look at in this price range please let me know.
I do not know enough about these machines to risk buying a used machine.
---Aaron
Been lurking for a little bit. I currently do some welding (in night school, part time) and think that learning how to machine would be a good thing to know. I do not have any specific projects in mind, but I do some work building small wall safes (1/4" and 3/16" sheet metal) and teller lockers for bigger safes. I think most of my work would be with mild steel. That said who knows what I might need to do down the road.
I have been looking at the Grizzly G0762 and the Grizzly G0761. Both are essentially the same thing with the 762 having a VFD, but it goes for an extra $500. Is it worth the extra $500 for someone getting started versus spending that money on some tooling?
If there are any other machines I should look at in this price range please let me know.
I do not know enough about these machines to risk buying a used machine.
---Aaron