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What lathe to buy
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 454935" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>here's something to think about before you plunk down a wad of change. The actual weight of the machine is very important. You buy a really heavy lathe (like a 14" x 54 Monarch) and set it in a typical garage floor that is three to four inches thick. Machine just moves all over the place. A South Bend will want at least 4 inches of dense concrete (unless you opt for the bench lathe). </p><p> </p><p>Secondly 90% of all engine lathes are never setup right from the start. The the guy cusses the manufacturer when he's the problem</p><p> </p><p>Thirdly (and this is extremely criticle) is getting the machine correctly aligned and strait. 90% of the folks can't do it, and half of the other 10% only half way do it. I don't care if you spend $250K or $250 dollars this is important (also makes the machine run better and last much longer).</p><p> </p><p>There is a way to cheat with the foundation, but it's not cheap. A lathe must have holes in the concrete for lag bolts and set on steel pads that are at least 3/8" thick. Otherwise you can't make it cut strait and it will never stay level. </p><p> </p><p>all I'm trying to say is to start out right, and you rid yourself of a lot of problems.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 454935, member: 25383"] here's something to think about before you plunk down a wad of change. The actual weight of the machine is very important. You buy a really heavy lathe (like a 14" x 54 Monarch) and set it in a typical garage floor that is three to four inches thick. Machine just moves all over the place. A South Bend will want at least 4 inches of dense concrete (unless you opt for the bench lathe). Secondly 90% of all engine lathes are never setup right from the start. The the guy cusses the manufacturer when he's the problem Thirdly (and this is extremely criticle) is getting the machine correctly aligned and strait. 90% of the folks can't do it, and half of the other 10% only half way do it. I don't care if you spend $250K or $250 dollars this is important (also makes the machine run better and last much longer). There is a way to cheat with the foundation, but it's not cheap. A lathe must have holes in the concrete for lag bolts and set on steel pads that are at least 3/8" thick. Otherwise you can't make it cut strait and it will never stay level. all I'm trying to say is to start out right, and you rid yourself of a lot of problems. gary [/QUOTE]
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