Maxnc and Gecko 201's & other small mills Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO]

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "John" <johnhe-uk@s...> wrote:

> Hello Alan,
>
> I don't think it was that a Sherline machine was meant to be

inferior to

> others, but that they in some way didn't use the Geckos to their

full

> potential. I've developed a new interest in Geckos as I've spotted

a Denford

> Starmill for sale on Gandmtools. If I could get that I'd have a

colour

> co-ordinated garage! I'm fully aware of this machines limited

travel

> abilities in comparison to a Sherline but judging by my Denford

lathe, they

> are built to be nuke proof. They are outstandingly well made for

their

> hobbyist size. The lathe is just a smidge more able in terms of

work size

> than a Sherline but it weighs something over 200lbs.
>
> This mill anyway, the price Gandmtools want for it is less than

funny, it's

> insulting. Check this, £1.8K! for a second hand, limited travel

desktop mill

> with a piece of junk for a controller. They really are humerous

guys! I

> wrote them an email to tell them that, since they have the same

lathe I do

> on there for 20x what I paid for mine. With respect to their

current price,

> my offer of £200 was more than twice what I would pay them using

the same

> ratio I got the lathe for. If I managed to squeeze this mill for

their

> deadly scamming hands I will probably buy a set of Geckos for the

two. It's

> a good machine but £1.8K! I chuckle. If they halved their prices

the stuff

> would walk out their warehouse. And they could quater their prices

and still

> make a profit.
>
> Regards,
> John H.
>
>

You could try here if you want a Denford Mill
http://www.tradesalesdirect.co.uk but I suspect it may be a bit
steep for you. I have this mill and it is very well put together, it
even has an auto-lube system built in. Price new in 1986 was over
£8000 !!!

Cheers, Martin.