I was looking into getting parts for my lathe to enable me to convert for milling. Looking around I've seen a few second hand mill drills Warko was one in good condition, belt drive. Is there any drawbacks getting a drill milling machine as opposed to a milling machine ?
Of course, you already have a mill and a drill
Your proposed purchase is a lathe turned 90 degrees!
I get a heap of rather irate condemnation( amongst other things) but it is quite true. No one HAD a mill at one time. Some of us had a vertical slide. They were the rich ones
but we- the Great Unwashed had a couple of lumps of metal. One probably was peppered with all sorts of holes and taps and the other was posher with fabricated tee slots.
Lying around somewhere is three lumps of metal bolted together but it held things whilst they were being milled.
Whilst I'm on this theme, most of us didn't have micrometers but it wasn't a problem. The lathe usually had two.
Enough, enough and I'll get me coat!
Norman