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I took a look at Taig lathe, the one you're talking about is a Micro-Lathe-II ? Because they also make a TaigTurn which is heavy and seems like an hybrid between a lathe and a mill.The Micro-Lathe-II seems really cool, I'll try to see if it's possible to have it in Europe to compare.
I have a Taig, nice machine. Easy to make add-ons such as ER32 collet chuck as they have spindle mount blanks available.I think in EU (at least in UK) they are branded Peatol.The Taig is very suitable to condo/apartment living.
Where in France are you? I am near Zürich and have a Chinese mini lathe that I am not using. You are welcome to borrow it to see what you think. It is bigger than the Taig/Sherline but is easily liftable//carryable.
Yes, I was talking about the Micro-Lathe-II (http://www.taigtools.com/mlathe.html), which is the one Gerrit is showing in his picture.The milling attachment I was talking about is much simpler (and less expensive) than the TaigTurn. It can be seen here: http://www.taigtools.com/c1220.html. This is an attachment that attaches to the Micro-Lathe-II and gives you some nice milling capability, but with a fairly small work envelope.Their micro mill can be seen here: http://www.taigtools.com/mmill.htmlAnd based on what Gerrit said, I googled Peatol and came up with this: http://www.peatol.com/
If you also consider buying a slightly larger lathe than a sherline, a Hobbymat would be a very good aquisition. This still also qualifies as a tabletop machine though it has quite some weight already. They show up sometimes here and there.