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Accessories and country of origin
Hey Guys,
All the machines are looking great, hope they are all making chips (and money) for you soon!
Regarding the accessories, in case anyone is worried. The poster that put that in the first place is not correct. The ONLY accessories from China, are the 4 jaw chuck, and he had a quick change tool post on his, that was made in China.
Everything else, the 3 jaw chuck, drill chuck, live center, micro carriage stop, etc. ALL the other accessories, AND THE LATHE is made in TAIWAN.
I only did it on the 4 jaw because we have a pretty nice 4 jaw from China, they do a good job on it, and it is about $250 less than the 4 jaw from Taiwan, and I really could not tell a difference. And of course on the quick change tool post set, same thing. (That is not in the package, that is extra)
So just wanted to clear that up, the only thing that would come in the preferred equipment package is the 4 jaw chuck that would be from China, everything else is from Taiwan. This could always be changed around and upgraded, but there is really no point, unless you were going to go with something like a Bison.
And thanks again to everyone for everything, and also for the great information on here! I see and work on the machines every day, but it is really interesting to me to see them set up in their shops where they will be used.
Hey Guys,
All the machines are looking great, hope they are all making chips (and money) for you soon!
Regarding the accessories, in case anyone is worried. The poster that put that in the first place is not correct. The ONLY accessories from China, are the 4 jaw chuck, and he had a quick change tool post on his, that was made in China.
Everything else, the 3 jaw chuck, drill chuck, live center, micro carriage stop, etc. ALL the other accessories, AND THE LATHE is made in TAIWAN.
I only did it on the 4 jaw because we have a pretty nice 4 jaw from China, they do a good job on it, and it is about $250 less than the 4 jaw from Taiwan, and I really could not tell a difference. And of course on the quick change tool post set, same thing. (That is not in the package, that is extra)
So just wanted to clear that up, the only thing that would come in the preferred equipment package is the 4 jaw chuck that would be from China, everything else is from Taiwan. This could always be changed around and upgraded, but there is really no point, unless you were going to go with something like a Bison.
And thanks again to everyone for everything, and also for the great information on here! I see and work on the machines every day, but it is really interesting to me to see them set up in their shops where they will be used.