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Posted by steamer on August 14, 2008, 12:03 pm
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--Well it's happened: I'm getting to the point where I need a lathe
with more capacity than my Super 7B. But now I'm spoiled! ;-) Can anyone
suggest a brand/model that's got, say, 1-1/2 times the swing and similar
'mutability' that won't break the bank?
--
"Steamboat Ed" Haas : "Hold on! we're passing
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : through the moronosphere!"
www.nmpproducts.com
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---
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Posted by dave sanderson on August 14, 2008, 1:50 pm
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> --Well it's happened: I'm getting to the point where I need a lathe
> with more capacity than my Super 7B. But now I'm spoiled! ;-) Can anyone
> suggest a brand/model that's got, say, 1-1/2 times the swing and similar
> 'mutability' that won't break the bank?
>
> --
> "Steamboat Ed" Haas : "Hold on! we're passing
> Hacking the Trailing Edge! : through the moronosphere!"
> www.nmpproducts.com
> ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---
In no perticular order:
Harrison L5a - the later models are larger (5.5" iirc) than the early
4.5",
Colchester Student,
CVA,
A 'baby' 13' DSG :) <- If I could find one and SWMBO would allow it Id
like one of these :)
Go have a poke about over at lathes.co.uk, many good ones to choose
from.
Dave
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Posted by Austin Shackles on August 14, 2008, 5:00 pm
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On or around Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:50:58 -0700 (PDT), dave sanderson
>> --Well it's happened: I'm getting to the point where I need a lathe
>> with more capacity than my Super 7B. But now I'm spoiled! ;-) Can anyone
>> suggest a brand/model that's got, say, 1-1/2 times the swing and similar
>> 'mutability' that won't break the bank?
>>
>> --
>> "Steamboat Ed" Haas : "Hold on! we're passing
>> Hacking the Trailing Edge! : through the moronosphere!"
>> www.nmpproducts.com
>> ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---
>
>In no perticular order:
>Harrison L5a - the later models are larger (5.5" iirc) than the early
>4.5",
>Colchester Student,
>CVA,
>A 'baby' 13' DSG :) <- If I could find one and SWMBO would allow it Id
>like one of these :)
that's fecking big. you'd need a power station to run it. :-)
I've not been that disappointed with the Student. Paid 360 for it, since
when it's had a new 3-jaw (about 350), and I've done some work on the
crossfeed.
Oh, and it had an inept motor on it. 2HP high-torque 240V one has enough
grunt for what I want, although it's down on power compared with the 3HP
3-phase it started with. A 3HP single phase would doubtless be better.
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Posted by Richard Shute on August 15, 2008, 1:36 pm
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On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:50:58 -0700 (PDT), dave sanderson
>> --Well it's happened: I'm getting to the point where I need a lathe
>> with more capacity than my Super 7B. But now I'm spoiled! ;-) Can anyone
>> suggest a brand/model that's got, say, 1-1/2 times the swing and similar
>> 'mutability' that won't break the bank?
>>
>> --
>> "Steamboat Ed" Haas : "Hold on! we're passing
>> Hacking the Trailing Edge! : through the moronosphere!"
>> www.nmpproducts.com
>> ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---
>
>In no perticular order:
>Harrison L5a - the later models are larger (5.5" iirc) than the early
>4.5",
>Colchester Student,
>CVA,
>A 'baby' 13' DSG :) <- If I could find one and SWMBO would allow it Id
>like one of these :)
>Go have a poke about over at lathes.co.uk, many good ones to choose
>from.
>
>Dave
I've also had very good experience with my Southbend clone (S&B Sabel)
and the larger SB's would seem good value with (reasonably) easy
availability of accessories, although admittedly a fairly old design
of machine.
I also have a Stanko Russian mill (Deckel copy-ish) which is a fine
machine. A lot of the Eastern bloc (rather than far eastern) machines
were built to a spec rather than a price as they wanted to forex and
to my mind represent good value for money, especially as there's a
fairly widespread tendency to look on them as 'just some old Russian
junk'.
Some probably were, but there was a lot of good stuff as well, maybe
not as finely finished as German, British or American, but no worse in
underlying mechanical competence .
Richard
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Posted by Cheshire Steve on August 14, 2008, 6:38 pm
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> --Well it's happened: I'm getting to the point where I need a lathe
> with more capacity than my Super 7B. But now I'm spoiled! ;-) Can anyone
> suggest a brand/model that's got, say, 1-1/2 times the swing and similar
> 'mutability' that won't break the bank?
>
> --
> "Steamboat Ed" Haas : "Hold on! we're passing
> Hacking the Trailing Edge! : through the moronosphere!"
> www.nmpproducts.com
> ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---
If you have the space I would say a larger one for the odd big job,
and keep the beast you know. However big your lathe is, you will
always find a task that is too big for it (same for milling), and then
it may be easier to sub it out rather than change what you have. I use
a 1950 4.25" Winfield as my main lathe at the moment. It was cheap and
almost as new, but still a crude tool (though I am still learning so
it it good to work with old tools, so you appreciate a good one).
There was a couple of Myford 4" precision lathes recently on e-Bay
which are a half way house - but I am sure the guys are right - if you
really want to step up then you get into serious machinery - not
always expensive, but damned heavy. Perhaps your need could be
fulfilled by a gep-bed lathe with more capacity in the gap ? It all
depends what you need to do.
Steve
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> with more capacity than my Super 7B. But now I'm spoiled! ;-) Can anyone
> suggest a brand/model that's got, say, 1-1/2 times the swing and similar
> 'mutability' that won't break the bank?
>
> --
> "Steamboat Ed" Haas : "Hold on! we're passing
> Hacking the Trailing Edge! : through the moronosphere!"
> www.nmpproducts.com
> ---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---