I have a bead on an Lagun ftv-2s. Haven't seen it yet but my research indicates big, as in BIG. My gut feeling is way too big for someone with other hobbies but the price seems to be great. Thoughts or advice?
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Lagun FTV-2s
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I did some milling work on a friends Lagun FTV-2 and also considered getting a used one from a local shop that was selling a couple of them. It felt quite a bit bigger than the standard Bridgeport style that I have currently. They are very solid and nice mills, but the ones I saw had noisy heads and it would have been expensive to repair the Reeves drives, the Servo drives weren't working and they had enough wear that they no longer held spec. tolerance which was 0.0005". These days if you can find one is good condition not needing significant repairs in the 3.5-5K range I think it would be a could deal. I ended up with an Acra LCM-42" mill which is a bit more comfortable for me to use, there are a few times were a bigger table and a bit more head to table distance would have been nice. If the FTV-2 is in good condition and the price is right, in particular with the increased cost of new machines, I would definitely consider it.
I agree they feel, and are, beefier than a Series 1 BP. Even my FTV-1 is several hundred pounds heavier that a Bridgeport, and I really like the deeper knee, with 16" of Y-axis travel vs the 12" of the BP. The downside is parts cost. Great parts and tech support from Lagun in California, but it's expensive.
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Very nice mill @Dhal22 . I've owned one in the past and ran one for many years without any issues . The FTV-2 has a 50" x 10" table so a little larger than a BP 9 x 48" . Heavier also , maybe 2300 lbs guessing . The one I sold is posted on here many times but it sold locally for $3100 . It had a DRO and power feeds , lights , one shot lube etc . I posted a story about who bought it also , pretty cool who he/they ended up being . Good luck in getting it , really is a nice mill .
Look What I Found In The Garage !
:dancing banana:I found my mill finally after many months of cleaning and sorting . It's a Lagun FTV-2S that I reclaimed from one of my former companies last year . I used to run it back in 89 when it was new . It has been taken care of and is still tight ! Now , to get some juice hooked to it .
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