My new lathe and first product

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Yes, I am using carbide indexing tools. This set was a waste of money.
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Yes they are bought that set from Busy Bee myself because I thought it might work okish, it was so bad after cutting with it alittle I just kept it in my tool box and went back to HSS, I learnt my lesson this past Feburary. :)

Dimitri
 
This is my 12x36 chinese lathe bought from House of Tools. It has actually turned out to be a very decent machine. It is accurate and repeatable and has more than enough power to cut steel and is big enough to do a rifle barrel. And what more could you really ask from a lathe? :)

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Suputin said:
This is my 12x36 chinese lathe bought from House of Tools. It has actually turned out to be a very decent machine. It is accurate and repeatable and has more than enough power to cut steel and is big enough to do a rifle barrel. And what more could you really ask from a lathe? :)
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that's the same machine I bought last spring...I've done quite a few barrel jobs on it...I made a cat-head for the back of the spindle to dial in a barrel...it cuts steel just fine with carbide tools....can't beat it for $2800....

is that a quick change tool post on yours?
 
I am just finishing off my restoration of a 1939 Atlas 10"X24". I want to ultimately use it to make a vertical milling machine. I've got a Mitutoyo DRO for it so that metric or imperial measurement is easy and exact.

Metalworking is a interesting hobby and please remember,

NEVER stand in front of the chuck.

It's machining time! Do you know where your chuck key is?

Play safe and have lots of fun.
 
Our home shop:
Shop bench:
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South Bend Precision Model A 9x24":
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Colchester 13x36" 3hp 220V (could use some fresh paint), and partial view of Rockwell Drill Press:
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Bridgeport 2hp 220V:
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Small Mastercraft Drill Press and Eagle Industrial Compressor (wine bottles are for wine making):
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Latest Addition, Powermatic Model 87 1.5hp 220V:
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Need things made?
Epsylon Precision Technologies
Montreal, Quebec
 
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Patriot and sixty9santa, you are just being cruel.
My new shop is currently under construction, 16x26, two story, carport along the side. I will be buying a lathe and a mill/drill soon. Have been going around in circles over whether to buy new Oriental or used American/European. I've always used South Bends, 10K (x36), Heavy 10 (x36), 16" (x57). I know of 2 serious 'smiths who use the "Grip" brand lathes from KBC Tools.
 
Used and well respected/maintained American/European is the way to go!
In my fathers 30+years, if not more, toolmaker/aerospace/research/designer experience an mine: we don't trust other south east asian brands other than YAM.
I think we need more space in the shop...;)
 
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Dimitri said:
Unless you got a good atleast semi-industrial machine scrap the carbide, you wont get anywhere, HSS is MUCH better for cutting. :)

Watch the screws on that machine I'm willing to bet they are metric not inch, most machines coming from SE Asia are metric machines with inch dials. That can be throwing you off as well. Damn metric system when will people learn! :(

Alot of them have a 1mm pitch screw which will throw off your measurements. 1 millimeter = 0.03937 inch ;) So for each ".040" turn on the dial your losing about .0006 in reality. :eek: With a one inch part your trying to turn you just lost .015!!!! :eek:

Dimitri
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That problem can be solved by using a mag back instead if relying on the dial.
 
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