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On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:50:37 GMT, (Gary Coffman)
wrote:

Not new price, but perhaps you could find used equipment for that
amount. What you really want for gear cutting is a horizontal universal
mill with a gear driven index head. That'll let you cut helical gears as
well as straight spur gears. Used horizontal mills are often pretty cheap
because most hobbyists want "something like a Bridgeport", even
though a vertical mill often isn't the best choice.

Gary

Horizontal?? Now thats something I never thought of. I've yet to
come across a horizontal mill in all my searching.

If I got a horizontal mill for gear making, would it be any more
annoying to use it for general milling as opposed to a vertical mill?
And if the index head could stand vertical, then would a horizontal
mill be unneccessary?

Thanks!