What are the differences with a 'gunsmithing' lathe?

[verbotenwhisky]

Not every part, just the parts "that provide housing or a structure for one specific, primary fire control component of weapons that expel a projectile" ...until further notice.

Well a while back they were trying to make it so anything which could be used to build a silencer had to have a number stamped into it.

 

[xr650rRider]

Well a while back they were trying to make it so anything which could be used to build a silencer had to have a number stamped into it.

If you were making a suppressor in Texas and trying to get around Interstate commerce, you might need to verify every machine and raw material in the process was made in Texas.

 

[Illinoyance]

spindle bore big enough to take a barrel and spindle short enough to let the barrel stick out the back end, plus a spider on the backend.

 

[jsanford81]

like illinoyance said, larger spindle bore, short headstock and rear spider are the main options these have and why theyre attractive to gunsmithing applications

 

[Illinoyance]

If one doesn't mind working with a steady rest, almost any lathe with a long enough bed will work. I have done re-barreling and chambering on a South Bend 9". I have also used other lathes where the spindle was too long for the barrel to stick through, also using a steady rest.