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Doing your own Re-barreling
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<blockquote data-quote="R. Cram" data-source="post: 2999411" data-attributes="member: 116633"><p>I bought a lathe years ago as I am in the excavation business and like making things. I think if you like building things and to buy the tools doesn't put you in a financial problem then buy the tools, building things is good brain exercise. A person might save some money but it will take a long time of projects to get back your tooling costs, however if you buy the tools right they won't go down in value. I have seen a lot of midsized lathes sell for 3 to 5 thousand in auctions and payed about 6 thousand for mine because it is on the larger size and was in good shape. biggest thing is to check the ways for wear near the headstock where 90 % of the work is done and don't buy too small of one if you have the room. Then the rabbit hole starts, I have 2 mills and 2 lathes and literally tons of bits, grinders, steady rests , dividing heads, the guy with the heaviest pile when he dies wins and just think of how this will torment the son in law when he has to go through all this junk to sell it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="R. Cram, post: 2999411, member: 116633"] I bought a lathe years ago as I am in the excavation business and like making things. I think if you like building things and to buy the tools doesn't put you in a financial problem then buy the tools, building things is good brain exercise. A person might save some money but it will take a long time of projects to get back your tooling costs, however if you buy the tools right they won't go down in value. I have seen a lot of midsized lathes sell for 3 to 5 thousand in auctions and payed about 6 thousand for mine because it is on the larger size and was in good shape. biggest thing is to check the ways for wear near the headstock where 90 % of the work is done and don't buy too small of one if you have the room. Then the rabbit hole starts, I have 2 mills and 2 lathes and literally tons of bits, grinders, steady rests , dividing heads, the guy with the heaviest pile when he dies wins and just think of how this will torment the son in law when he has to go through all this junk to sell it [/QUOTE]
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