I've wanted a new mill for a while now to upgrade a little in size but not had the money to buy one. I've got the x2 and had considered a good dro on that to make me happier but with the recent troubles I've had with it, smashed bearings and blown up controller, I decided I'd had enough. I've been selling a bunch of machines lately, some that are a luxury and some that I don't use - making a bit of money for the family and I had a bit left over.
I didn't have enough for a new sx3 so started looking for one second hand, one came up but I couldn't even afford the price of the second hand one offered to me!
I Posted a message on homeworkshop asking about an x3 and got a few emails telling me there was one on eBay where I had been looking but had missed this listing!
The beauty of this was that it also had glass scales fitted with a dro....this is a massive massive bonus since I really wanted a read out but wouldn't have had the money to fit this on any machine purchased. Anyway, placed a bid of £670 and won. :-)
Collected this morning from a chap over Liverpool way, a great chap to talk to with his mate helping. A great machinist - lots of experience and you could tell the X3 had been treasured and well looked after.
I was surprised how big it is next to my x2 - it is a considerable upgrade in both size and with the dro. It is certainly the biggest machine I could ever fit in my workshop.
Pictures of my machine off ebay listing.
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I am away for a few days at our caravan but looking forward to getting it all setup. It is currently just sat in my workshop waiting!
I appreciate this is tiny compared to most of your mills but I'm pleased as it is a significant upgrade for me!!
No idea what I'm going to do with the poorly X2 now :-S
Chris