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Re: Lathe Suggestions
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Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux
Has anyone purchased the insanely cheap small ones from Harbor Freight? I know you get what you pay for, but will it work for turning down 1/2" hex shafts, creating spacers, and other minor operations? The downside seems the small travel length & chuck size.
We've gotten by for years without a lathe or a mill but I could see where a small one could come in handy for some operations that we simply can't do today. With a 20% off coupon you could probably snag this for under $500. |
This has been discussed quite a bit, here are two posts about the subject I found with a quick search:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...53&postcount=7
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=28
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Last edited by frcguy : 26-05-2016 at 15:27.
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