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Bramble
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Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill
05/04/08 08:23 AM

That link just goes to a search engine not a product.

However

IMO I would not consider a Chineese lathe or milling machine. The quality is shit and you are wasting your money. Combo machines are neither fish or fowl so also stay clear.

Look for good used machinery. So many shops have closed that it is easily out there.

If it is for gunsmithing, do not buy a lathe with less than 48" between centers.
In your region look for "south bend" It must have power cross slide and a thread cutting gear box or change gears.

Buy a universal head milling machine. ie swing head between horizontal and vertical. Do not buy one without power X and Y axis feed. You will be working with some pre hardened steels and neither you or I can control feed well enough not to ruin a lot of tooling.

Some of this chink stuff looks cheep new, but you will ruin so many tools and jobs because of the poor quality that anything you save initially will just break your heart and wallet.

Good luck with whatever you get.

Regards

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
gunsmithing lathe/mill	WCF	05/04/08 05:37 AM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	Bramble	05/04/08 08:23 AM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	WCF	05/04/08 12:07 PM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	Huvius	05/04/08 01:19 PM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	Bramble	06/04/08 04:10 AM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	Huvius	06/04/08 12:43 PM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	Bramble	06/04/08 11:01 PM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	Huvius	06/04/08 11:24 PM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	Bramble	07/04/08 01:04 AM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	Huvius	07/04/08 02:14 AM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	WCF	07/04/08 05:19 AM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	tarawa	13/04/08 05:31 AM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	WCF	06/05/08 05:29 AM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	WCF	06/04/08 11:06 PM
Re: gunsmithing lathe/mill	Nakihunter	06/04/08 05:58 PM

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