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Gunsmithing
Gunsmith Lathe?
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<blockquote data-quote="James Jones" data-source="post: 206925" data-attributes="member: 8843"><p>The smaller one will probably work for about all your gunsmithing needs if your carefull , Its about half the weight and I'd guess that most of that is in the stand so its not gonna be as rigid but as long as you anchor it down to a concrete floor it should be fine , most of the cutting done by gunsmiths is pretty light in compairison to general machine work so if you don't abuse it and don't expect it to make .100" cuts at a time with a good finish then I'm sure it'll do all the jobs a hobby smith does.</p><p> </p><p>BUT , machines are like workshops and sheds you end up settling on what will work rather than what is realy wanted and realisticaly needed , if at some point you need to do a bigger job you will be limited buy the smaller lathes size , its always a good idea to get the biggest one you can afford.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jones, post: 206925, member: 8843"] The smaller one will probably work for about all your gunsmithing needs if your carefull , Its about half the weight and I'd guess that most of that is in the stand so its not gonna be as rigid but as long as you anchor it down to a concrete floor it should be fine , most of the cutting done by gunsmiths is pretty light in compairison to general machine work so if you don't abuse it and don't expect it to make .100" cuts at a time with a good finish then I'm sure it'll do all the jobs a hobby smith does. BUT , machines are like workshops and sheds you end up settling on what will work rather than what is realy wanted and realisticaly needed , if at some point you need to do a bigger job you will be limited buy the smaller lathes size , its always a good idea to get the biggest one you can afford. [/QUOTE]
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