- Joined
- Jun 19, 2013
- Messages
- 156
I want to buy a decent mini lathe mostly for making Form 1 Suppressor parts and odds and end around the house. For example I use a Forster Co-AX press and occasionally reloading Dies are made too long and wont bump the shoulder back. Up until now I have sanded material off the bottom of the die with the lath I can make a more precise cut. Also I don't have a place or room for a decent size machine but I can learn to use a lathe on the small machine.
This is what I am looking at since it has the hi torque motor. But could I get away with a cheapo HF lathe and spend the money saved on tooling?
http://littlemachineshop.com/4200
Is there a mini Lath out there with a decent size through hole and/or steady rest. I don't have the money now but I am saving up for it so I'd like to buy in say a year or so.
- - - Updated - - -
This is local and may work for me...
http://columbus.craigslist.org/tls/3921108161.html
Here is more than likely the upper end of both size and cost in fact I really like this one.
http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4717&category=1271799306
This is what I am looking at since it has the hi torque motor. But could I get away with a cheapo HF lathe and spend the money saved on tooling?
http://littlemachineshop.com/4200
Is there a mini Lath out there with a decent size through hole and/or steady rest. I don't have the money now but I am saving up for it so I'd like to buy in say a year or so.
- - - Updated - - -
This is local and may work for me...
http://columbus.craigslist.org/tls/3921108161.html
Here is more than likely the upper end of both size and cost in fact I really like this one.
http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4717&category=1271799306