Re: Lathe choice Again!!


"ora" <aamcle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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First off let me say I'm a new boy in this sort of thing and I know
you have probably answered this question and variations of it many
times so please be patient :)

At the moment I have a very old (prox 50yrs) Warwick 3.5" by 18" and
frankly it's just a bit rickety and that combined with my inexperience
is giving me some problems.

I'm confident that a skilled and experienced engineer could sort it
out, there is some wear in bed it's looser near the chuck, the tail
stock can move from side to side slightly + so does not always clamp
centrally , there is some damage to the tool slide and the bearing
clamp behind the chuck has been welded, it must have snapped at some
time, but it adjusts now.

On the plus side it's back-geared and has all its wheels.
In theory it would be more than adequate for every thing I would like
to do, in practice it's a bit of a nightmare.

The Chinese Stuff seems a bit dubious, they have plastic parts in the
drive chain or so I'm told, I've room (just) to take a lathe with a
longer bed

Assuming a similar format to the Warick sorta 3.5/18 (even down to a
12") but with metric screw cutting what can you recommend?

Many Thanks for you help.

Regards Alan


The Harrogate show is on over next weekend - you will be able to see the kit
for yourself and talk with the vendors! Bear in mind that buying a lathe is
like putting a deposit on a house...

Steve


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