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Is this a good first lathes.
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<blockquote data-quote="TTF" data-source="post: 632002" data-attributes="member: 45168"><p>That lathe is an excellent lathe. You may need to learn a little about lathes. As to get the tailstock to line up perfectly to the spindle you may need to spend some time working on it. </p><p></p><p>All newer lathes are now made in China or Taiwan, so your not going to get around that, and the good old lathes are pretty much worn out.</p><p></p><p>Hired Gun is right...the tooling will kill you. Not to mention gages; thread gages and ring gages will set you back almost $400 a set (that's per size). Then there are good quality indicators, range rods, bushing sets, it goes on and on. Then one leads to the next thing. Its like getting hooked on substances. The Lathe is only the gateway drug.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TTF, post: 632002, member: 45168"] That lathe is an excellent lathe. You may need to learn a little about lathes. As to get the tailstock to line up perfectly to the spindle you may need to spend some time working on it. All newer lathes are now made in China or Taiwan, so your not going to get around that, and the good old lathes are pretty much worn out. Hired Gun is right...the tooling will kill you. Not to mention gages; thread gages and ring gages will set you back almost $400 a set (that's per size). Then there are good quality indicators, range rods, bushing sets, it goes on and on. Then one leads to the next thing. Its like getting hooked on substances. The Lathe is only the gateway drug. [/QUOTE]
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