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I have used a Taig mini lathe for many many years, I have made lots of detail partsand fittings with it. It is accurate for most uses, I used it to make nn3 wheels etc, stacks and an ocassional brake wheel in large scale. At the time I purchased the Taig it was the best buy for my purposes. I had problems in later years holding close tolerances and the mill attachment they offer will work, but could be a lot better. I find I use a mill nearly as often as I do the lathe. I have a large floor model Harbor Freight mill with a ton of tooling that works ok for a cheap $1000.00 tool. If I had it to do over, I would buy from Enco or hold out for a Bridgeport. I have a 10 inch South Bend Lathe, an oldie, but it continues to do good work. I would be lost without a four jaw chuck for making cams etc. You will need to spend nearly as much for tooling as you do for a good mill or lathe. It's the available tooling that controlls what you can make or do with either a lathe or mill. I now use an old restored Atlas 5 inch lathe for aluminum and brass turning. For mini tools, I would look hard at what Micro Ace offers. One problem I had with the mini lthe and tools wasI found that I wanted to do items that were too large for the mini tools to handle. Check out Enco and others on the web. Respectfully
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