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Lathe recommendation please...
I am in the market for a small lathe.
I’ve narrowed it down to four lathes. Please give me your opinion. https://www.travers.com/index.asp (do a search for order number 87-115-949) OTMT 5 x 27.5” lathe, belt drive, ¾ hp 1.06” spindle bore, 115 to 1600 rpm $1200 with accessories http://www.wttool.com/p/3003-0005 Wholesale Tool 11 x 26” lathe, belt drive, 1hp 1.0” spindle bore, 150 to 2400 rpm $1300 includes stand http://www.grizzly.com/products/G9972Z G9972Z 11 x 26” lathe, belt drive, 1 hp 1.0” spindle bore, 150 to 2400 rpm $1434 http://www.wttool.com/p/3001-0005 Wholesale Tool 12 x 24” lathe, gear drive, 1 hp 1.375” spindle bore, 50 to 1200 rpm $1800 I am using it for hobbies, making smaller parts like pistons, gas tubes, etc. I’m not really going to be doing much barrel work. And if I do it will mostly be AR15 and Mini 14 barrels. They have a smaller breach diameter. I am assuming that I can run 1” diameter stock clear through the spindle on all of these. The two 26” lathes are probably the same thing. Travers and Wholesale Tool are local so I could pick it up and not pay shipping. The last one is a bit more money but has some advantages, gear drive and 1.375 spindle bore. Thanks for your input! |
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