AnachitlPut
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i just got a new lathe and it doesn't fit my old #2 mandrel. so i need to get a #1 but i don't know if it is wroth getting the perfesstional one or the normal mandrel.
i just got a new lathe and it doesn't fit my old #2 mandrel. so i need to get a #1 but i don't know if it is wroth getting the perfesstional one or the normal mandrel.
Is it possible for you to take the lathe back and get a 2MT lathe. Far more people are happier with the 2 MT, if for no other reason than the fact that there are more options available.
I will however be getting a MT2 for my next lathe and have to buy all new MT2 stuff. Oh well
I will however be getting a MT2 for my next lathe and have to buy all new MT2 stuff. Oh well
Tim; You can get an adapter that will convert a larger MT2 taper headstock to use an MT1 mandrel or other MT taper items. This is one example of what such a thing looks like. Note that you have to restrain any mt taper with the tail stock.
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=1193&category=