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I think I’ll be upgrading my PM-25MV mill next year to a knee type mill. I generally work on 1018 mild steel, but I want to work on harder materials such as hardened steels like stainless, etc… I almost never work with aluminum.

I haven’t decided what to get yet. This is what I have:

https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/pm-25mv/

I’m leaning towards buying the most affordable knee mill by Precision Matthews, which is the PM-835S. Too bad I do not see any videos on Youtube about it.

https://www.precisionmatthews.com/shop/pm-835smill/

I keep hearing there’s a huge difference between bench type mills and knee mills when it comes to rigidity. The next mill I buy, I’ll opt to get DRO already installed and X axis, as well as Z axis power feed. Maybe I”ll add Y axis power later on.

I want to know you guys’ take on it. This mill seemingly has a smaller footprint than the other knee mills that they have. How much of a difference is there between this knee mill and the best bench mill they have at PM?