They're helping us build back our manufacturing base LOL. It's all a clever ploy. Bless their red commie hearts.I thought all the cheap Chinese lathes were "kits"
John
Wood lathe, totally different animal with most not even being rigid enough to bother converting.Yeah but no cs/compound. I have to imagine the castings correspond to their 8" Workshop lathe (got one). It took me a long time to find one, I may wind up regretting selling it. But if you're going to keep a small SB, it really ought to be a 9" model. So much more parts availability.
Yep, you got that right. I reckon they're just 'assembled' to make shipping more convenient.I thought all the cheap Chinese lathes were "kits"
John
kind of the point with 7X14 up to the 8.7X29sYep, you got that right. I reckon they're just 'assembled' to make shipping more convenient.
Honestly, making my 7x14 acceptable (to me) has been a significant tutorial in and of itself.
my thinking exactly chineseum lathes are like erector sets and parts are cheap, so no real worries about breaking them and replacement parts are cheap, all in all a good learning environment IMOHonestly, for a hobby user fixing/rebuilding a lathe is a great learning experience. I'm glad I don't own either the 6" Craftsman or the 13x40 Bolton any more but they both taught me valuable lessons.
JOhn