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Originally Posted by asid61
No knowledge could be bad. If any of the students of mentors know a machinist, they could critique a lathe before purchase. If you can't find somebody like that, then maybe new is the way to go.
This one looks pretty good:
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/da...077388442.html
The person who owns it sounds pretty reasonable, so I'm sure they would let you give it a try to see what kind of cuts and to what accuracy you can make. Looking it up on Google, it sounds like a beast of a machine- several thousand pounds and a 7.5HP motor.
No tooling except a chuck and QCTP, but you can get tooling at that price.
EDIT: Joe's link above is a good guide. |
I second this post.
Looking at the machine linked there, it looks in good condition cosmetically. All the important bit are shiny and the price leaves plenty of room for tooling. Advice on moving a heavy machine like this, acquire a trailer or a large truck(Hertz Equipment Rental Center had some great trailer choices at less than 100 bucks for a 24hr rental), get your hands on a chain hoist or pallet jack for unloading, then throw as much manpower at it as you can. cautious application of chains, web straps, 4x4's, and steel pipe rollers can move just about anything.