Decision, decision, decision. . . finally decided on small mill

[davidh]

Having sold my j-head bridgeport in downsizing a bit, i have explored lots of different models of benchtop sized mills till my eyes are crossed. . .

I think I have whittled down my mill selection to Precission Matthews model PM30 with dovetail column, manual controlled “X” & “Y”, & variable speed.
Sadly I must wait a month or so. . .
They claim that new motor design has been applied to the incoming models, and some may have digital readout already installed (of course more $$$ )
Anyone have an opinion of these machines ?

 

[GaryK]

Having sold my j-head bridgeport in downsizing a bit, i have explored lots of different models of benchtop sized mills till my eyes are crossed. . .

I think I have whittled down my mill selection to Precission Matthews model PM30 with dovetail column, manual controlled “X” & “Y”, & variable speed.
Sadly I must wait a month or so. . .
They claim that new motor design has been applied to the incoming models, and some may have digital readout already installed (of course more $$$ )
Anyone have an opinion of these machines ?

Not that familiar with the PM30.

If you wanted a slightly bigger PM45, Matt will be getting some in stock this week, so no need to wait. I already have mine ordered.

Gary