@BillYo414 posted:I looked into this about two years ago. The machine is a cost but then the tooling is a huge cost I didn't expect. I'm glad I was advised on that because I would have bought a machine that I couldn't afford to even run.
I will say though, I find machining relaxing. I wish I could get into it at home for that reason. I ran the lathe at the foundry and despite wet charges going into the furnace behind me and the cranes running and whatnot, running the old Monarch lathe would always get me in a zen mood.
I bought a two axis bed last year that I was going to use with my drill press. Unfortunately, it needs to be rebuilt. Maybe one day.
