Gilrock
Member
Am I the only one who buys a lathe and then sees everyone else's lathe and starts wishing I had gotten something different? My Jet 9x20 seems great for a lot of things I might do but working with hard metals like steel make me feel like I could have done better. I get the job done but I feel like I'm having to take baby cuts and I haven't gotten nice finishes on the harder metals. Plus I'm starting to get tired of moving the belt to change speeds. It never bothered me on the wood lathe maybe cause I can move the belt so fast or that I don't move it that often.
I tried to keep the cost down but now I'm wishing I had invested more into it. I see Ben's new lathe and it has variable speed and auto-cross feed features...I see Rick's South Bend 8K lathe that just looks to be built awesome from its photos...but if I were to change lathes I'm kinda leaning to liking that PM1127VF lathe that Justin bought.
I tried to keep the cost down but now I'm wishing I had invested more into it. I see Ben's new lathe and it has variable speed and auto-cross feed features...I see Rick's South Bend 8K lathe that just looks to be built awesome from its photos...but if I were to change lathes I'm kinda leaning to liking that PM1127VF lathe that Justin bought.