[cashflyer]

I am getting ready to put a mill and lathe in our shop at work, and am trying to decide what is the best bang for the buck.

We won't be doing production work on them... they are more for special projects and for allowing us to build our own special tooling, jigs, etc. (and random Porsche related projects)

I do not know what my exact budget allowance will be, but I know that cost will be a factor. (thus needing best bang for buck)

My known options are:
>Buy used or refurbished name-brand stuff (IE: Bridgeport, Brown & Sharpe)
>Buy new import stuff (IE: Jet, Enco)


Give me your suggestions and reasoning, please.