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 Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 7:30 pm |
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| kanyon |
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Have always wanted a lathe at home but becuase of
the gear at work have been able to get around not
having one at home. Finaly got sick of running to and
from work in the weekends or only having a short time
at lunch to turn stuf up. taking half finished bits out of
the lathe and putting them back in the next day they
never run quit true again.
Have been looking around for a lathe small enough for home
but I didn't want a baby with a 20mm spindle bore & veriable speed control...
found this sucker -38mm spindle bore / gear box & 600 between
centre's ,powered carriage & cross slide. and only $2,400
So I just hit the order button hopefuly it will be close by the end of the week 
Now I mite start making muzzelbreaks / silencers etc & selling them
next job clear a space for it 
prise dosen't include the stand 
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:13 am |
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| Alstone |
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That’s a hell of a headstock bore Kanyon, what make of lathe is it as the photo is blank on my PC?
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:27 pm |
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| kanyon |
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| Alstone wrote: |
That’s a hell of a headstock bore Kanyon, what make of lathe is it as the photo is blank on my PC?
Al |
Yer ita whopper of a bore for its size thats 1 of the things that sold me on it. also has a 320mm/13" swing.
A small lathe that thinks it a big one
Its a ....HAFCO Metalmaster, model-AL320G / 320X600mm
I have never heard of Hafco ! Hope the pic works this time for yer
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| Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:14 am |
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| Alstone |
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That’s a nice piece of kit, it should keep you happy for a long time. My criteria for buying a lathe is get the biggest you can afford within reason, I had a Colchester lathe at my place of work and when I retired I brought it home, when the fork lift lowered it on to the workshop floor it fell through ( crap foundations), so it was cheaper to sell the Colchester and buy a smaller machine than redo the foundations. 
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