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Posted by Richard Edwards on March 30, 2008, 8:09 am
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On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:38:50 +0100, pfjames2000@googlemail.com (Peter
James) wrote:
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>I would like to buy a small lathe. I want to try and make, in
>particular, a stationary steam engine. I came across this lathe from an
>enthusiasts site, and wondered what the very experienced modellers on
>this NG thought of it.
>http://www.chesteruk.net/store/conquest_lathe.htm
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>The price is about right for me. I'm not sure about accuracy and
>tolerances. I have had a little experience of operating a lathe many
>years ago and it's something I would like to do.
>
>Can anyone advise me. If this is not worth the money, what alternatives
>could anyone recomend, or point me to a site where advise is availalbe.
>
>Thank you.
>Peter
A friend of mine has one though from Arceurotrade. Well worth a look
at their site. Also sign up for the Yahoo group 7x12 minilathe lots of
info there on the pros and cons of this type of kit.
Everything that I have seen indicates that a complete strip clean and
re-build is sensible before use!
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Richard
Email address is valid but remove burrs before sending!
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Posted by Steve on March 30, 2008, 10:11 am
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> I would like to buy a small lathe. I want to try and make, in
> particular, a stationary steam engine. I came across this lathe from an
> enthusiasts site, and wondered what the very experienced modellers on
> this NG thought of it.
> http://www.chesteruk.net/store/conquest_lathe.htm
>
> The price is about right for me. I'm not sure about accuracy and
> tolerances. I have had a little experience of operating a lathe many
> years ago and it's something I would like to do.
>
> Can anyone advise me. If this is not worth the money, what alternatives
> could anyone recomend, or point me to a site where advise is availalbe.
>
> Thank you.
> Peter
Dad's got one of these and I've got a Sieg from www.arceurotrade.co.uk
I think the Sieg kit is significantly better.
Steve
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Posted by Richard on March 31, 2008, 4:28 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:11:09 +0100, "Steve"
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>> I would like to buy a small lathe. I want to try and make, in
>> particular, a stationary steam engine. I came across this lathe from an
>> enthusiasts site, and wondered what the very experienced modellers on
>> this NG thought of it.
>> http://www.chesteruk.net/store/conquest_lathe.htm
>>
>> The price is about right for me. I'm not sure about accuracy and
>> tolerances. I have had a little experience of operating a lathe many
>> years ago and it's something I would like to do.
>>
>> Can anyone advise me. If this is not worth the money, what alternatives
>> could anyone recomend, or point me to a site where advise is availalbe.
>>
>> Thank you.
>> Peter
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>Dad's got one of these and I've got a Sieg from www.arceurotrade.co.uk
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>I think the Sieg kit is significantly better.
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>Steve
All teh responses I have seen relate directly to a new mini-lathe, no
one has mentioned any alternatives. To some extent it depends on how
small is 'small' and also what you think you may want to do in future,
but IMHO you get a lot more engineering bang for your buck if you were
to consider an older probably British machine like maybe a Boxford or
a Southbend. Myfords are smaller, but go for absurd sums - I'm not
sure quite why, 'cult' I suppose. But there are other decent lathes
about for the sort of money you'd spend on the one you've mentioned.
If CNC is 'your thing' then forget the above
Richard
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Posted by Norman Billingham on March 30, 2008, 11:33 am
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> I would like to buy a small lathe. I want to try and make, in
> particular, a stationary steam engine. I came across this lathe from an
> enthusiasts site, and wondered what the very experienced modellers on
> this NG thought of it.
> http://www.chesteruk.net/store/conquest_lathe.htm
>
> The price is about right for me. I'm not sure about accuracy and
> tolerances. I have had a little experience of operating a lathe many
> years ago and it's something I would like to do.
>
> Can anyone advise me. If this is not worth the money, what alternatives
> could anyone recomend, or point me to a site where advise is availalbe.
I help to run the course on building a small steam engine model which SMEE
runs (see http://www.sm-ee.co.uk/index.htm for details - worth considering
if you are anywhere near London)
We use the Warco version of this little lathe for our demonstrations. It
needed a bit of work to get it all set up properly but does everything we
ask of it. You could certainly build say a Stuart 10V on one.
Arc Euro does a similar one and will do all the preparation work for you.
They also have a camlock tailstock which is a big improvement.
Opinions on Chester as a supplier seem to vary from good to absolutely
awful. I have one of their bandsaws which has been fine.
There is a huge amount of information on the little lathes on the web – look
for 7X10 lathe.
Model Engineers workshop has been running a series on setting up and using
one of these.
Bearing in mind how cheap they are, used within their limits they are nice
little machines and good value for money.
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Posted by Guy Morgan on March 30, 2008, 6:17 pm
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>Bearing in mind how cheap they are, used within their limits they are nice
>little machines and good value for money.
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I have theChester version, though i've not been in a position to use it
for the last couple of years. It's OK within the limitations.
Certainly well capable of use to build a small sationary steam engine.
Try www.mini-lathe.com for lots of good info and links. I did the
cam-lock tailstock mod from info found on this site.
Cheers
Guy
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Guy Morgan
nb Virgo, WFB, Stockton GU
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>I would like to buy a small lathe. I want to try and make, in
>particular, a stationary steam engine. I came across this lathe from an
>enthusiasts site, and wondered what the very experienced modellers on
>this NG thought of it.
>http://www.chesteruk.net/store/conquest_lathe.htm
>
>The price is about right for me. I'm not sure about accuracy and
>tolerances. I have had a little experience of operating a lathe many
>years ago and it's something I would like to do.
>
>Can anyone advise me. If this is not worth the money, what alternatives
>could anyone recomend, or point me to a site where advise is availalbe.
>
>Thank you.
>Peter