No matter which you get, I'll reccomend getting the following book: ?
Even if you don’t build all the improvements he lays out, it’s a really great source on how to bootstrap improvements to both your lathe and your skills.?
On Dec 16, 2024, at 2:54?AM, David Wiseman via groups.io <david@...> wrote:
I found myself in a similar situation as yourself, I had a friend who had a marvelous workshop and he would machine things for me at no cost as a friend. Sadly he passes on, só I bought a C3 and developed from there.?
But the best you can aford, more powerful motor is a nice upgrade.?
On 16 Dec 2024, at 00:37, Old Boilermaker via groups.io <alned03@...> wrote:
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You make some really good points so I think I need to explain my situation.? So I am a retired Boilermaker.? These days keep active by building various things in my shed. Every now and then I run into a situation where I might need a shaf to run between bearings, or a bronze bush, an aluminium pulley or a simple hinge, you get the idea. Up until now I have been either trying to buy these things off the shelf, or paying someone to machine something for me. I just thought it would be nice to have a little machine so I can do most of these tasks myself.
I am no machinist that's for sure, infact only ti.e I've even been near a lathe was in metalwork class at high school and possibly at trade school though I am competent enough to learn or at least have a go at it.
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Bruce Johnson
The less a man knows about how sausages and laws are made, the easier it is to steal his vote and give him botulism.
