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01-25-2008, 10:24 AM
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 What type lathe can you get
What type of lathe can you get for under $1,000. I have never used one, except a wood lathe. I would like to use if for turning small parts, doing threads, and for sizing shafts for making other tools and the like. I don't really have a good idea of what size you need for what job. I don't know of any used places around here, maybe in philly, and I would like one that doesn't need a lot of work that I don't know how to do to fix it. It would be an adjunct to the metal working I am doing now. thanks for any input.
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01-25-2008, 01:42 PM
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maybe you can get 1000 of these 1$ lathes Metal lathe seriously though.....it sounds like this guy just wants the lathe out of the garage. I dont have room for it or means to transport it or I would have checked it out. I think it was originally listed in the western MD craigslist Rob |
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01-25-2008, 02:01 PM
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Thanks, thats a little bigger than I thought i would want to move around, but I am going to check it out anyway!
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01-25-2008, 03:58 PM
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More likely the $1 is a typo, Craigslist seems to have that as a default and when people don't change it it gets included.
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01-25-2008, 04:35 PM
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__________________ Irnsrgn Knowledge must be shared or it lies dead in the mind. The Blacksmith must use Hammer and Flame to force the iron down the path of his own choosing. I usually find it much easier to be wrong once in while than to try to be perfect. |
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01-25-2008, 04:38 PM
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__________________ Irnsrgn Knowledge must be shared or it lies dead in the mind. The Blacksmith must use Hammer and Flame to force the iron down the path of his own choosing. I usually find it much easier to be wrong once in while than to try to be perfect. Last edited by irnsrgn; 01-25-2008 at 04:41 PM. |
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01-25-2008, 05:19 PM
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You could build one of these for much under $1000... http://www.vintageprojects.com/machi...modelling1.pdf Not uber-cool CNC or anything -- not even a built-in scale -- but I'm sure it'd be fairly useful. Am considering building it myself. |
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01-26-2008, 07:48 AM
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Well I will sit on it for a while and see what comes up. A used one sounds like a good way to go, but something not over 1000 pounds I would guess, just for the sake of moving it from here to there. thanks.
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01-26-2008, 10:43 AM
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01-26-2008, 11:41 AM
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yes just saw it yesterday on one of these threads somewhere. It looks like a great site, I have registered and will be on there soon. thank.s
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