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First lathe - South Bend SB1001 for gunsmithing?
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 922209" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Unless you're going to chamber using the steady rest or between centers you'll need a lathe with a spindle bore of 1.375"<em> minimum</em>, 1 1/2" would be better. If you planned on chambering between centers or with the steady rest bed length comes into play. A combination machine, like the Shop Smith, will make you plenty of tomatoe stakes, it's just not enough machine. You really need a bigger machine than you have discribed to be able to do acceptable work. Two Grand, as you put it, is nothing to spend on a lathe. Plan on spending that much or more on tooling and accessories.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 922209, member: 24284"] Unless you're going to chamber using the steady rest or between centers you'll need a lathe with a spindle bore of 1.375"[I] minimum[/I], 1 1/2" would be better. If you planned on chambering between centers or with the steady rest bed length comes into play. A combination machine, like the Shop Smith, will make you plenty of tomatoe stakes, it's just not enough machine. You really need a bigger machine than you have discribed to be able to do acceptable work. Two Grand, as you put it, is nothing to spend on a lathe. Plan on spending that much or more on tooling and accessories. [/QUOTE]
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