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Gunsmithing
12"x20" Combo Mill/Lathe Bolton AT520
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1404717" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>That would be fine for a hobby Lathe but not a gunsmith lathe in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>1=Spindle is to small</p><p>2=Spindle speed is to fast and not enough selection.(Different tool cut at different speeds and diameters) because of surface speeds.</p><p>3=Ways are to short (For most barrel jobs you will need 30 to 36" between centers.</p><p>4=bolt on chucks are hard to center unless it is a 4 jaw.</p><p></p><p>There are many other features that would be needed to gunsmith, not saying it could not be done but time and proper setup could cost much more and effect quality problems even for a very experienced smith.</p><p></p><p>Good tooling can be very expensive, so why buy it twice. (Smaller Lathes take different size tooling and if you ever decided to up grade your lathe, most of the tooling would not work on a larger Lathe). </p><p></p><p>Keep Looking, You will/should find a good used one over time or decide to buy a new one that is affordable.</p><p></p><p>Again, Just My opinion </p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1404717, member: 2736"] That would be fine for a hobby Lathe but not a gunsmith lathe in my opinion. 1=Spindle is to small 2=Spindle speed is to fast and not enough selection.(Different tool cut at different speeds and diameters) because of surface speeds. 3=Ways are to short (For most barrel jobs you will need 30 to 36" between centers. 4=bolt on chucks are hard to center unless it is a 4 jaw. There are many other features that would be needed to gunsmith, not saying it could not be done but time and proper setup could cost much more and effect quality problems even for a very experienced smith. Good tooling can be very expensive, so why buy it twice. (Smaller Lathes take different size tooling and if you ever decided to up grade your lathe, most of the tooling would not work on a larger Lathe). Keep Looking, You will/should find a good used one over time or decide to buy a new one that is affordable. Again, Just My opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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