New Precision Matthews 1022V lathe!

I picked up a PM1030V from Matt some months ago and am very happy with it. I had a few minor issues (oil leak from loose oil view port, cracked fuse holder) but in general the lathe is capable of better work than I am. I just placed my order with Matt for a PM727M and am looking forward to adding to my machining capabilities.

Jon


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jclouden said:
I picked up a PM1030V from Matt some months ago and am very happy with it. I had a few minor issues (oil leak from loose oil view port, cracked fuse holder) but in general the lathe is capable of better work than I am. I just placed my order with Matt for a PM727M and am looking forward to adding to my machining capabilities.

Jon


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Put a deposit on one today. ;)
 
congrats. Now it is time to be patient. Did PM give you a delivery time frame?
 
BellyUpFish said:
He's got 1030's in stock, but I'm in the middle of building a house and am living in an apartment, so I've got no where to put it.

Hopefully less than 6 months. ;)

Researching one of these for it now..

http://www.eccentricengineering.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid
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Whoa! That is cool. I am new to machining (obviously) and that looks darn awful ingenious. Has anyone tried that and does it really work as good as advertised. Wonder what the limitations are.
 
Supposedly it's pretty sweet. All the guys I've talked to who use them love them. Use them for 99% of their work.

The biggest detractor I've read is many of the "purists" don't approve it for the beginner, because it's pretty much cheating, especially with regard to the skills needed to grind a tool.

I'm a hobby machinist and have been using carbide tips and think I'll be switching to one of these, and most likely won't ever learn to grind a tool properly, but I'm ok with that.
 
BellyUpFish said:
Supposedly it's pretty sweet. All the guys I've talked to who use them love them. Use them for 99% of their work.

The biggest detractor I've read is many of the "purists" don't approve it for the beginner, because it's pretty much cheating, especially with regard to the skills needed to grind a tool.

I'm a hobby machinist and have been using carbide tips and think I'll be switching to one of these, and most likely won't ever learn to grind a tool properly, but I'm ok with that.
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As a woodworker of 30 years or so, the debate has raged about hand cut dovetails vs. machine cut. I think I only cut dovetails by hand once. I am a hobby machinist also, so grinding a tool may be useful but I am working alone with only the interweb for guidance, so I am OK with going the "easy" route too.
 
interwebs will teach you all you need to know about grinding tool bits. It is not hard.

Here is a great video from a guy who was my instructor at a technical school:


He has 4 video of grinding different types of tool bits. Get some key stock to practice, and once you get the technique down go to HSS. It should only take an hour to perfect your technique.
 
tmarks11 said:
interwebs will teach you all you need to know about grinding tool bits. It is not hard.

Here is a great video from a guy who was my instructor at a technical school:


He has 4 video of grinding different types of tool bits. Get some key stock to practice, and once you get the technique down go to HSS. It should only take an hour to perfect your technique.
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Thank you for that link. Always willing to learn :)

Also as a side note. I was having an issue with my lathe that I could not figure out so I made a call out to PM in Pittsburgh for some advice. It was about 10 minutes to 5 and Matt answered the call. He answered my question, which it turned out was a complete mistake on my part, and I was good to go.
So, in regards to the OP, I think that was all hogwash.
 
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