I have an excellent Busy Bee product, their Craftex CX701. It runs on 110, has infinitely variable speed, and several other features I really like. I upgraded the tool post to the quick change "BXA" size, changed the oil twice (synthetic Castrol gear oil, runs nice and quiet) and used it all of 60 hours in the past 3 years, if that.
Unfortunately I lost my mind this fall and bought the next size up (CX707) that comes with D1-4 camlock spindle. I just hate spending 20 minutes changing the chuck from 3-jaw to 4-jaw, though I mostly ran it 4-jaw anyway. I wanted to put on other chucks, which is a total no-go unless you want to make back plates for them all. I have blank back plates, but unfortunately at this stage of my life, I want to make stuff and not spend my time making back plates, etc.
Regardless, I insist on playing with my lathe at least a little, and want that D1-4 camlock spindle. No room for two machines, and the new one is (surprise!) in town awaiting delivery.
What would you do? Keep or sell? The CX701 would probably fetch a few bucks, it is really low mileage and runs well. But it would definitely go cheap if "sell" is the decision, since there isn't that much time.
Choices:
0. Keep it at a friend's place?
1. Put it on Kijiji (shudder).
2. Bury it in the EE "other" category where nobody ever looks?
3. Throw out all my wife's junk so I have room to keep it?
That last choice might leave me living in the box the new lathe comes in.
Are there other choices I've missed? My little workshop (full of crap, much of it not mine) is only 12 x 16. I'm going to have to throw a lot of my crap out or move it elsewhere anyway, just to make space for the new lathe, which is all of 6 inches wider.
Your opinions are appreciated. I'm sitting here dithering. I'm sure someone will generously give me a kick in the right direction.
Unfortunately I lost my mind this fall and bought the next size up (CX707) that comes with D1-4 camlock spindle. I just hate spending 20 minutes changing the chuck from 3-jaw to 4-jaw, though I mostly ran it 4-jaw anyway. I wanted to put on other chucks, which is a total no-go unless you want to make back plates for them all. I have blank back plates, but unfortunately at this stage of my life, I want to make stuff and not spend my time making back plates, etc.
Regardless, I insist on playing with my lathe at least a little, and want that D1-4 camlock spindle. No room for two machines, and the new one is (surprise!) in town awaiting delivery.
What would you do? Keep or sell? The CX701 would probably fetch a few bucks, it is really low mileage and runs well. But it would definitely go cheap if "sell" is the decision, since there isn't that much time.
Choices:
0. Keep it at a friend's place?
1. Put it on Kijiji (shudder).
2. Bury it in the EE "other" category where nobody ever looks?
3. Throw out all my wife's junk so I have room to keep it?
That last choice might leave me living in the box the new lathe comes in.
Are there other choices I've missed? My little workshop (full of crap, much of it not mine) is only 12 x 16. I'm going to have to throw a lot of my crap out or move it elsewhere anyway, just to make space for the new lathe, which is all of 6 inches wider.
Your opinions are appreciated. I'm sitting here dithering. I'm sure someone will generously give me a kick in the right direction.
