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24th July 2015, 09:45 PM
Thread: New lathe selection help
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So today went well. I took everyone's advice and...
So today went well. I took everyone's advice and transported the lathe by trailer. I used a couple of pallets to increase the height of the lathe to be able to "strap it down". The drive went well, I...
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20th July 2015, 09:53 PM
Thread: New lathe selection help
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You raise a valid point. I am going to call the...
You raise a valid point. I am going to call the owner tomorrow and get some more specific measurements of the overall dimensions. I have a feeling it will fit in the back of my 120 series prado with...
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20th July 2015, 09:43 PM
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Thank you very much for your offer. I did not pay...
Thank you very much for your offer. I did not pay much attention to the stand the lathe was on, but from my glances it seemed to be a bit bellow standard and required some attention. Perhaps I could...
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19th July 2015, 10:26 PM
Thread: New lathe selection help
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Thank you all for the positive comments and words...
Thank you all for the positive comments and words of wisdom. I was looking in the shed, taking some measurements and it occurred to me that I had another option available which I hadnt thought of. My...
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19th July 2015, 07:51 PM
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So today I drove to Canberra to have a look at...
So today I drove to Canberra to have a look at the Herless, first impression was that it was huge compared to my current lathe. Potentially too big. I went ahead and tried my best to give it a good...
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19th July 2015, 11:41 AM
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Hi Ben, The C8 and C10 look like good value...
Hi Ben,
The C8 and C10 look like good value for money. The upgraded chuck mounting on the C10 and the spindle bore increase to 38mm seem like good features to warrant the upgrade over the C8, for... -
18th July 2015, 09:35 PM
Thread: New lathe selection help
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I thought the same re camlock, but then I saw...
I thought the same re camlock, but then I saw this:
http://titanmachinery.com.au/index.php/turning-machines/tl280vfd.html#.VaordqSqqko
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18th July 2015, 09:21 PM
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I really appreciate all of your responses. I do...
I really appreciate all of your responses. I do not have a desire to "restore" an old lathe. Any second hand one I pick up I would want to be in pretty much 100% working condition. You are probably...
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18th July 2015, 07:42 PM
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The reason I have not really considered the Sieg...
The reason I have not really considered the Sieg C8 (other than cost) is a rather amateur move. I have not seen one in person, and from all the pictures I have seen it looks like a 'bit of a toy'....
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18th July 2015, 07:32 PM
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Hi Ken, Thank you very much for your post. I...
Hi Ken,
Thank you very much for your post. I have been looking at the hercus 260, infact (at the risk of everyone bidding on it right now) there is one on Ebay that I am watching.... -
18th July 2015, 07:22 PM
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Thank you for your advice, I have arranged to go...
Thank you for your advice, I have arranged to go have a look at the lathe tomorrow (now I need to do some more research on second hand lathe inspection points, I believe mrpete222 did a video on it...
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18th July 2015, 03:48 PM
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Thank you for correcting the links. PDW, I...
Thank you for correcting the links.
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18th July 2015, 03:07 PM
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New lathe selection help
Good afternoon everyone,
I have been browsing the forum for a while now and finally decided to join. I was hoping some of you could provide me with some assistance, I know a lot of what I am about...