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Sheldon ks990 lathe?
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<blockquote data-quote="Coyote Shadow Tracker" data-source="post: 2360224" data-attributes="member: 116439"><p>tobnpr</p><p>That was an HONEST answer. I wanted to comment, but afraid to be too honest and discourage someone from DYI equipment for projects. I have had several lathes over 40 years learned the old saying "Buy once Cry Once".</p><p>Isaac depending on what your skill level is and what your intended use for metal working machines could cost a small fortune. If you are going to get a lathe to chamber/thread your own barrels you still need a QUALITY lathe, doesn't matter how old, just the quality. When we decided to renovate our shop, we sold our last lathe with all the tooling and measuring instruments as a package to someone that wanted to start making their own rifles.</p><p>Every rifle chamber should be done as a custom competition chamber. There is no "Hunting" grade chamber. Sure, there are different Reamers -SAMI and Custom, but the machining is all the same-BEST or NOT. We recently (this past year) purchased all new machines with tooling and instruments so that it would be the latest in technology and hopefully the most accurate.</p><p>A long time ago an old Gunsmith told me "If you are looking to make a million $s in a gunsmithing business-make sure that you have two million to start with".</p><p>Just be informed when purchasing any machinery & equipment. There are good deals (and also money pits) on metal lathes/mills/saws through several websites and auctions. Just need to have the time to look, money in your pocket and patience for what you really need.</p><p>Good luck and machining metal is very addicting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyote Shadow Tracker, post: 2360224, member: 116439"] tobnpr That was an HONEST answer. I wanted to comment, but afraid to be too honest and discourage someone from DYI equipment for projects. I have had several lathes over 40 years learned the old saying "Buy once Cry Once". Isaac depending on what your skill level is and what your intended use for metal working machines could cost a small fortune. If you are going to get a lathe to chamber/thread your own barrels you still need a QUALITY lathe, doesn't matter how old, just the quality. When we decided to renovate our shop, we sold our last lathe with all the tooling and measuring instruments as a package to someone that wanted to start making their own rifles. Every rifle chamber should be done as a custom competition chamber. There is no "Hunting" grade chamber. Sure, there are different Reamers -SAMI and Custom, but the machining is all the same-BEST or NOT. We recently (this past year) purchased all new machines with tooling and instruments so that it would be the latest in technology and hopefully the most accurate. A long time ago an old Gunsmith told me "If you are looking to make a million $s in a gunsmithing business-make sure that you have two million to start with". Just be informed when purchasing any machinery & equipment. There are good deals (and also money pits) on metal lathes/mills/saws through several websites and auctions. Just need to have the time to look, money in your pocket and patience for what you really need. Good luck and machining metal is very addicting! [/QUOTE]
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