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I have a 4 inch RT from China through Ebay. I lucked out and got one of the first of the batch. You know, the first 2 or 3 go for super cheap to get the frenzy going. It came with a G-auful 2 inch 3 jaw chuck and no taper socket. The run-out is about 6 mills. I could make plates for it, but its a pretty crude chunk of iron. It would be like putting lipstick on a sow. I have a g0759 mill/drill on order that is supposed to ship the 19th of this month. I have some money in the budget for some tooling, hence my interest in an improved RT or DH.
I am looking at getting an Ellis DH with a full set of plates. The attractive thing about this DH is that the spindle is threaded 1-3/4X8, which is the same as my 10X20 lathe. I have 3 and 4 jaw chucks for that spindle thread. The bad thing about the DH is the spindle socket is B&S #9. If I can get it for less than $200, I'll ad it to my collection.
I am looking at getting an Ellis DH with a full set of plates. The attractive thing about this DH is that the spindle is threaded 1-3/4X8, which is the same as my 10X20 lathe. I have 3 and 4 jaw chucks for that spindle thread. The bad thing about the DH is the spindle socket is B&S #9. If I can get it for less than $200, I'll ad it to my collection.