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Sheldon ks990 lathe?
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<blockquote data-quote="GRG" data-source="post: 2360278" data-attributes="member: 100299"><p>I'm watching this as I would like to get a bigger lathe next spring. I have a small Hobby lathe and a drill/mill with a larger and much better mill and lathe to have for more indepth work. I watch quite a bit to see what used lathes go for and I would have to agree that the one your looking at seems high especially when it will be a challenge to do the things you want to do. Having to deal with the switch gears and the small bore are the things that really jump out.</p><p></p><p>I have a good friend as well as a family member that are very good machinists and know equipment, when I buy one I will make sure they are with me to check it out. If you have somebody like that you may want to explain the operating parameters that will guide you and have them help keep your path on course. I thought my small lathe would actually do more than it can but I only paid $350 for it and loads of tooling.</p><p></p><p>Used lathes are out there but you have to watch, know what to check as described earlier and be patient. If your willing to spend $2000 or more for a better machine you may want to see what else you can find. If you go ahead and buy it I'm sure you can work around the issues but do you want to?</p><p></p><p>Good luck whatever you do as I'm sure the biggest thing is to be able to do as much of your own work as possible. There is a sense of pride you have when holding and shooting a rifle that you have done all the work on yourself.</p><p></p><p>Edit: your last entry came in while I was typing. Sounds like you are on the right track. These guys know so much more about lathes/mills than I do and that you have someone that can help you is great. What you want to accomplish is also how I use equipment. I don't build a lot of guns, 5 or 6 a year maybe but I still use my equipment for a lot of other things. My son and I were working on his vehicle thus weekend and had battled removing some bolts costing us a lot of aggregation and time. I spent 10min on my mill making a tool that turned it into a 2 minute job! Why did I not do that earlier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GRG, post: 2360278, member: 100299"] I'm watching this as I would like to get a bigger lathe next spring. I have a small Hobby lathe and a drill/mill with a larger and much better mill and lathe to have for more indepth work. I watch quite a bit to see what used lathes go for and I would have to agree that the one your looking at seems high especially when it will be a challenge to do the things you want to do. Having to deal with the switch gears and the small bore are the things that really jump out. I have a good friend as well as a family member that are very good machinists and know equipment, when I buy one I will make sure they are with me to check it out. If you have somebody like that you may want to explain the operating parameters that will guide you and have them help keep your path on course. I thought my small lathe would actually do more than it can but I only paid $350 for it and loads of tooling. Used lathes are out there but you have to watch, know what to check as described earlier and be patient. If your willing to spend $2000 or more for a better machine you may want to see what else you can find. If you go ahead and buy it I'm sure you can work around the issues but do you want to? Good luck whatever you do as I'm sure the biggest thing is to be able to do as much of your own work as possible. There is a sense of pride you have when holding and shooting a rifle that you have done all the work on yourself. Edit: your last entry came in while I was typing. Sounds like you are on the right track. These guys know so much more about lathes/mills than I do and that you have someone that can help you is great. What you want to accomplish is also how I use equipment. I don't build a lot of guns, 5 or 6 a year maybe but I still use my equipment for a lot of other things. My son and I were working on his vehicle thus weekend and had battled removing some bolts costing us a lot of aggregation and time. I spent 10min on my mill making a tool that turned it into a 2 minute job! Why did I not do that earlier. [/QUOTE]
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