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What lathe to buy
Well I do persume you get a thread with the above title every few weeks but because I am a bit of a special case I decided to make a new thread, If there was a previous thread that covers my needs then please tell me so that i can find it, as i am a bit doubtful there is here I go:
I am a 14year old who greatly enjoys metal working. I live inswitzerland, and mainly build from alli. The main projects I make are steam engines, spudguns and really anything else from anythign else. Therefore I would like to get my self a lather, perferably from an European company(not swiss as they have ridiculously high prices). I would like to get a new lathe therefore ebay is not an option. Also I would like to own a lathe, as my school has no metal workshop(heck, i doubt they even own a single hammer!) and enrolling in some kind of class is not an option both because of my age and the fac that i have lots of tutoring and so my time is very limited after school. as for the price, my very generous dad(who doesn't know much about tooling or metal working at all) said that I have a budject of up to 735$. I would like to have a lathe that is long eanoth to perhaps even manufacteur chair legs and the like, but do not need a diameter over 4-5inches.
Do any of you have any recomendations for me? I am grateful for any advice, comments questions or anything else from you, happy posting!
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