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12th July 2013, 12:35 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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which lathe should you choose , one out of the two linked inside?
Boxford Precision Metal Workshop Lathe Made IN England | eBay
Dashin Prince 13in X 40in Geared Head Metal Precision Lathe | eBay
I'm thinking of one but need to choose one . please help help
Cheers
Peter
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12th July 2013, 01:10 PM #2
The Dashin hands down
happy turning
Patrick
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12th July 2013, 01:28 PM #3Senior Member
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Assuming neither is worn to death, the Dashin by a large margin for me.
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12th July 2013, 01:29 PM #4
Dashin for sure. Although its made I'm Asia I think, I've used a champion, not a bad lathe at all. That boxford is the same one doubleboost on YouTube has, nice but a step below the prince in size.
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12th July 2013, 01:30 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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12th July 2013, 01:30 PM #6Senior Member
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G'Day Peter,
For my money , neither, god knows what the poxy paint jobs on both lathes are hiding.
Regards,
Martin
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12th July 2013, 01:41 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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12th July 2013, 07:43 PM #8
Maybe
Hi
Depends on how much room you have . And, do you have heavy lifting gear on hand . The Boxford would be easier to move around and being part of the ubiquitous South Bend family, parts and accessories are easy to find. .
I like the Boxford myself , but I am biased towards pommie lathes for some reason .
BTW there is a Harrison metric lathe on EBAY right now - very solid machines they are . Although not common in Aust. I think so finding parts would be difficult . They are very common in the UK , many schools had them .
Mike
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12th July 2013, 08:06 PM #9
The Boxford just screams ex Tafe or a school lathe.It would not appear to have been looked after, judging by its win in a "spot the dings contest" where as the Dashin has been seen a bit of TLC.
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12th July 2013, 08:57 PM #10SENIOR MEMBER
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13th July 2013, 06:08 AM #11Senior Member
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If the 2 lathes are in similar condition then the Dashin wins hands down. But I do like the Harrison that was mentioned.
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13th July 2013, 08:31 AM #12SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi,
There was a whole lot of Boxford's sold from a TAFE/'s last year, so I guess that's where that one came from. I bought my Hercus 260 from the seller, he's pretty good.
I'd look at this one as well:
Harrison 140 Metal Lathe British Made 240V | eBay
Ben
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13th July 2013, 09:55 AM #13SENIOR MEMBER
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Either been cleaned up well or it's in good nick. Nothing obvious wrong with it.
The L series spindle nose is a bit of a PITA from the POV of getting more chucks etc but not impossible and it's got 2 chucks, 1 face plate.
I like it. Price is fair. If I was in the market for another machine this size I'd buy it.
PDW
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13th July 2013, 01:20 PM #15Philomath in training
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I had a Daishin bench lathe at one point and it was not too bad - just small and a bit on the slow side.
While Boxford may have more of a reputation, I'm not sure whether it can be classed as a better lathe now. When it was new it would have been good but one of the features I see on the Prince that sways me that way is the enclosed gear box. The open style needs to be lubricated regularly and is a total loss system, whereas the Daishin is enclosed. You'll spend more time cutting and less time maintaining which will add to the pleasure.
The only down side to the Daishin is that the lowest speed is 105rpm - that can be a bit hairy if you are thread cutting coarse pitch threads.
Michael
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