Well, the HF models seem to be of a cheaper quality than the Grizzly, based on a few peoples reactions to them in forums I browse. Most people that get HF mini mills end up sending it back and buying something else. All the people Ive spoken to that also own a Grizzly, feel the same way I do about it. A great buy.
Well maybe the older Grizzly's suck, but for the money I payed for the one I have, it was a better buy to me then the Sherline was(Maybe sherline's used to suck and are better made now?)
Yeah, the table travel in Y is a little bit smaller on the little Griz, (but plenty of big enough to cut a block
which is what I purchased for in the beginning anyway.
Besides I finally did get a bigger mill , but not becuase of the Griz's lack of quality ....just started getting business on large peices of work that required a much larger table travel.
And rigidness of your machine will definately make a difference in the accuracy of your work...Unless the laws of physics dont apply to your machine, that is.
Maybe they dont apply to mine, and thats the whole confusion
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Well no matter what you get DAX, it will definately be an improvement to what you have now.
And being one who has owned both of the mills in question, I would have saved some money and jsut boght the Grizzly to begin with, had I known how the Sherline was put together.