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<blockquote data-quote="rifle 57" data-source="post: 684826" data-attributes="member: 50791"><p>I allways think bigger is better. I just like heavy lathes they are alot more rigid and easier to get better finishes on. I started out with small light weight lathes with tin can bases and I never could get the results that I wanted.</p><p>When you are doing work for your self I guess they are ok. But when you start doing work for other people you want the work to look good.</p><p>My lathe might be a little to big for some gunsmiths the way they like to chamber through the head stock with cat heads on both ends of the spindle, but their are other ways to get the job done. You just have to be a little creative. I have two other lathes, one is a 16x40 true turn that is 3300 lbs, and a MSC 13x40 that weighs 2050 lbs that does ok. I use the 15x50 Colchester for chambering and threading barrels only, and the other two for everything else. The small light weight lathes will work fine for most gun work I just dont like them. If you have not used a good big heavy lathe before, and you do finnaly get a chance to use one you will see what I am talking about. I hope this answers your question.</p><p>Loren</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rifle 57, post: 684826, member: 50791"] I allways think bigger is better. I just like heavy lathes they are alot more rigid and easier to get better finishes on. I started out with small light weight lathes with tin can bases and I never could get the results that I wanted. When you are doing work for your self I guess they are ok. But when you start doing work for other people you want the work to look good. My lathe might be a little to big for some gunsmiths the way they like to chamber through the head stock with cat heads on both ends of the spindle, but their are other ways to get the job done. You just have to be a little creative. I have two other lathes, one is a 16x40 true turn that is 3300 lbs, and a MSC 13x40 that weighs 2050 lbs that does ok. I use the 15x50 Colchester for chambering and threading barrels only, and the other two for everything else. The small light weight lathes will work fine for most gun work I just dont like them. If you have not used a good big heavy lathe before, and you do finnaly get a chance to use one you will see what I am talking about. I hope this answers your question. Loren [/QUOTE]
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