What sapce do you have? I’m not aware of the space needed for a bridgeport but clearly, whatever it is, you have less than that.

Head height is going to be the restricting factor as well as the floor flex. Any floor standing mill really requires a concrete floor unless you can make a rigid structure to spread the load, as the feet tend to be fairly close together. I have a Warco GH Universal and find it good for what I use it for but wouldn’t want to use it in my shed with wooden floor.

Warco VMC is a good machine but check the work envelope meets your needs . It is not as big as you may think .

Brian

The "32" size, VMC and SX4 are probably as big as you are going to get in a 6ft square shed anyway, They are about 1000mm wide with the handles and by the time you have allowed for 250-300mm of movement to either side that won't really leave anything much at the ends. They are also 7-800 mm deep so by the time you have standing room that won't leave a great deal on the opposite side of the shed. The other thing to watch is head room, add at least 900mm for a comfy working height stand or bench to the overall height and then allow for removal of the drawbar if needed, the 32 and SX4 have the advantage here as the head can be lowered to do that unlike the VMC.. If it is a pitched roof shed then really want to go at an end so head is under highest part of the roof

So hopefully it's not too large car parts that you hope to be working on.

Does you budget include for tooling? could easily be 1000-1500 though some can be built up over time.

Jason makes good points about the space available particularly the head room, and certainly something to be considered from a working point of view

The mill I have for sale is little used and comes fully tooled and equipped with accessories including many cutters.

I will try to find time this week to take images and finally get it up for sale

Tug

Looking back I see you already have a WM18 so these other mills being suggested don't really offer any more capacity to what you already have? Could be time for a bigger shed or smaller cars.

I have a WM18 because it's the biggest I could get into my workshop. Although it does all I need of it, it's not the best of all possible machines. For example, I'm 6' tall, which means the table is a little low (backache). If I lifted it, I'd have a longer stretch to reach the Z hand-wheel (tippy toes). Ergonomically, the WM18 is about as big as this style of mill will go. Others fit power assist, and it's a good idea.

It does fit in the space though! Headroom a small problem – it's 350mm less than my 2.3m ceiling, so I had to be a little careful about lights and the up and over door. With the head fully down, there's space for an engine crane to lift it on to the stand. Otherwise, I'd have needed more manpower! Once installed, side movement of the table is an issue: full travel including the hand wheels is 1.7m. Although unlikely to be moved full travel, the machine would take up a fair whack of 6' x 6' shed space, not leaving much room for anything else, like a bench! Do-able, but a bigger mill would be more challenging, and perhaps impracticable.

I'd really like a bigger mill too, but it's not going to happen.

Dave