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Gunsmithing
What is the best lathe choice for barrel work?
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<blockquote data-quote="yoteslayer" data-source="post: 1686266" data-attributes="member: 63634"><p>Most people agree that a Taiwan lathe is a step above a Chinese one I think some of grizzly are maid in Taiwan I know speedy Gonzales uses a sharp lathe and is one of the top gunsmith in the country I would look for a lathe with a short head stock at lest 1-1/2 bore the bigger the better and heavy is better most lathes that are very accurate use American or Japanese bearings in the headstock not sure where you live but usually there is a machinery dealer that from time to time you can find a used lathe that hasn't been used very much good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yoteslayer, post: 1686266, member: 63634"] Most people agree that a Taiwan lathe is a step above a Chinese one I think some of grizzly are maid in Taiwan I know speedy Gonzales uses a sharp lathe and is one of the top gunsmith in the country I would look for a lathe with a short head stock at lest 1-1/2 bore the bigger the better and heavy is better most lathes that are very accurate use American or Japanese bearings in the headstock not sure where you live but usually there is a machinery dealer that from time to time you can find a used lathe that hasn’t been used very much good luck [/QUOTE]
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