dansills
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Saw a post about the HF 7x12 last week that was on sale with the coupon plus $7 shipping. I couldn't pass it.... $462 shipped to my door.
So here is my questions and I thank everyone in advance for any input you can give:
1). Which accessories and or upgrades from LMS are a must in your opinion?
2). Should I just go ahead and get one of LMS's mini lathe tooling value packs and if so which one?
3). Where/How do I find a chuck to hold my ER32 collets? (LMS seems high)
4). I have read about cleaning the packing grease off the lathe first thing. Necessary? And if so best way to do it?
5). Is a 4 jaw chuck needed if I only intend on turning round stock?
6). Any known alignment issues? Fixes, tricks or tips?
6). Any other suggestions, pointers or comments?
Hopefully we can keep this thread going for anyone considering a metal lathe but are also like me and just simply have never been around one. Again, thank you to all who respond with answers or suggestions on the above questions.
In case you can't tell I'm super excited for it to get here :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
Dan
So here is my questions and I thank everyone in advance for any input you can give:
1). Which accessories and or upgrades from LMS are a must in your opinion?
2). Should I just go ahead and get one of LMS's mini lathe tooling value packs and if so which one?
3). Where/How do I find a chuck to hold my ER32 collets? (LMS seems high)
4). I have read about cleaning the packing grease off the lathe first thing. Necessary? And if so best way to do it?
5). Is a 4 jaw chuck needed if I only intend on turning round stock?
6). Any known alignment issues? Fixes, tricks or tips?
6). Any other suggestions, pointers or comments?
Hopefully we can keep this thread going for anyone considering a metal lathe but are also like me and just simply have never been around one. Again, thank you to all who respond with answers or suggestions on the above questions.
In case you can't tell I'm super excited for it to get here :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
Dan