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We had one where I used to work and it was fine I guess. They're basically drill presses with a table for the x and y. I will say get a version with the R8 chuck if you decide on these.
R8 is the only collets I accept. Why do there have to be so many kinds of collets!!!
No 5C? No 50 taper? What about ER collets? Different, non-interchangeable sizes because fuck everyone I guess.
"Guys I need a way to hold a tool!!!" Catapiller-we made a cat collet Fritz Weber- here's your er8
Etc... everybody kept solving a problem that was already solved