Itchy trigger finger...

[Jon Road King]

I got about 3.5lbs of pressure on a 4lb trigger, and my cross-hairs are centered on this Harbor Freight Mini Mill.

After scouring the net, this is still the cheapest start up ($465 shipped with the 25% coupon), but has anyone seen a better deal recently? (and yeah, I know there's still a few tweaks to do to bring it up to the 80% par (air spring, stiffen the column, add XYZ DRO...), but I just can't find anything cheaper.

Anyone seen a better deal than that lately on an entry level mini mill? And yeah, I been watching Craigslist for like 6 months and either come in a day late to the few that I have seen, or folks basically want full price+ for used crap with no mods.

I honestly missed a few decent deals a while ago, when I was on the fence waiting for SB 808 to get vetoed or pass, but now that SB 808 is vetoed, I am ready to jump into the deep end.

[kcstott]

All I can say is skim through ebay and craigslist

And you should have never let SB808 deter you.

[yari]

Also you don't need all the upgrades to do an 80, wait till the gears fail to replace them with a belt drive, mine never failed.

[JaredKaragen]

Do yourself the favor,
Get one of the brushless/hi-torque models.

Better off in the long run, plus more control/usability.

[6mmintl]

When your looking for a lathe contact me

[Jon Road King]

Deep breath... hold it... steady... squeeeeeeze...

Boom, trigger pulled, heh.

FYI, $467.83 shipped using the 25% coupon (use code 41341964 - good till 12/5/14 if anyone needs it).

And you should have never let SB808 deter you.

I know, I know, you are right.

Also you don't need all the upgrades to do an 80, wait till the gears fail to replace them with a belt drive, mine never failed.

Yeah, I only plan to do the necessities. Stuff that needs upgrading will be upgraded when it wears out. Kicking myself for not jumping on your mill when I had the chance though, heh.

When your looking for a lathe contact me

Will do.