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Thread: lathe decisions
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07-30-2008 #21
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I forgot to mention also, We had a Southbend lathe at the shop....I hated it.
The belt fell off or slipped all the time. Good machine because it never had enough drive power to wear anything out!! It was fine for some real small jobs we had but the second you try to set it up to do some cutting it was hell trying to keep the belt on. The belt would come off 10-15 times during a 10hr shift of rather light work. Screw that!
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07-30-2008 #22
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A home lathe is a wonderful thing, any tool is a wonderful thing.If you get yourself a lathe, go to your local comm. college inrole in machine shop class learn how to use these tools SAFTLY. I'v been tool & die maker for 35 years, still have all my fingers and eyes. Be careful most of all Randy
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