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Gunsmithing
Gunsmith Lathe?
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<blockquote data-quote="James Jones" data-source="post: 206864" data-attributes="member: 8843"><p>I setup that exact lathe for a close friend of my dads just a while back and for the money I was impressed with its performance , its plenty rigid enough to do precision work , the narrow headstock is a nice as it allows you to dial in a barrel through the head.</p><p> </p><p>I'd say for the guy wanting to get into gunsmithing or just doing it as a hobby its a good lathe , if I were planning to build my buisness around producing highend guns as a way of life I'd probably spend a bit more on a bigger more rigid tool room style lathe.</p><p> </p><p>The actual lathe is a big part of the investment but plann to spend at least several thousand on a better chuck , centers , tooling , making jigs and fixtures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jones, post: 206864, member: 8843"] I setup that exact lathe for a close friend of my dads just a while back and for the money I was impressed with its performance , its plenty rigid enough to do precision work , the narrow headstock is a nice as it allows you to dial in a barrel through the head. I'd say for the guy wanting to get into gunsmithing or just doing it as a hobby its a good lathe , if I were planning to build my buisness around producing highend guns as a way of life I'd probably spend a bit more on a bigger more rigid tool room style lathe. The actual lathe is a big part of the investment but plann to spend at least several thousand on a better chuck , centers , tooling , making jigs and fixtures. [/QUOTE]
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