Brett Bellmore
New member
I'm a somewhat experienced machinist/designer, (More on the design than the machine, as it happens.) and I'm looking at setting up a corner of my basement, about 10 by 10 feet, as a shop, to do gunsmithing and other light machine work. I've seen advertisements for the "Smithy" combination lathe/milling machine, and have even been to their factory a couple hours drive from here, to look at the product. But I don't know anyone who's actually USED one of these machines. Are they any good? (The specific model I'm looking at is the CB-1239) If not, what would you recomend, keeping in mind the limited space?