Thanks Bob. If I read you right if I bought an Asian 7x12 or 9x20
I'd have these same issues, right?
Thanks a bunch.
Paul
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., Bob Sunley <rosunley@s...>
wrote:
With the exception of the Micromart lathes and the leadscrews on
the US
model 7xX they all have metric cross slide and compound screws, so
no big
problem there. You have to cut to size anyway so if you have inch
measuring tools you are ok, or bring your calculator. If the
graduations on
the lathe are 40 per turn or 0.025mm per division, that is just a
hair under
0.001" by 0.0004 mm. per division.
Bob
On 11 Mar 2003, at 11:49, pkklathe wrote:
I am looking at a lathe that is set up to metric scale - the
dials
are all in metric gradations and so are the threads. How much
of a
problem is using such a machine if turning to Imperial measure?
I want to make working model steam and internal combustion
engines
from castine kits and bar stock, and assume many of the kits are
from overseas sources and come with metric drawings anyway...
It is a nice machine otherwise and a good value...
Thanks,
Paul
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