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Do You Have One of These in Your Shop?
by Morning Machinist
Jon House
February 15, 2026
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We all love a play machine for the garage
Not everyone has room for a Bridgeport… but a PM-727V? That fits.
Best / funniest comments
“I bet it’s just cold. Bring him inside and give a lil oil. He’ll be good.”
“You will love it. I mill golf clubs with mine mostly. And it’s done some really wicked things. Built an auto drive for it.”
“I bought a PM-728V-T in 2019. After over 10,000 parts run on it the thing still runs/repeats like new. Bought it to do prep work for my cnc mill however I run many jobs complete on it. Fly cutting, drilling, tapping, boring, etc., etc., etc. Awesome machines.”
Do you have one of these?
Top Comments
“So useful seriously!
The perfect tool to get an kinda approximate angle in the vise or set-up. Only have to dial the surface (inside .005 per inch) for more precision.
I used it often!”
“If you use accurate measurement tools to set it up, it's as accurate as those tools combined with your skill in setups.”
“We used to set them up with a sine-bar/granite plate, when needing better than 1º.”
“Not bad for quick & dirty work in the mill”
“If you need it, it's nice to have... once someone wanted a 41-1/2° angle. Easy to do with one of these.”
“Cute stocking stuffer for a hobbyists”
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