Waiting on my just purchased PM-1236T

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For all you great members that have PM machines that have not been folowing the new lathe thread. My loving wife of 48 years gave me funds to get a new lathe. Just a word ithe 1236T is the only lathe I have room for, so that is what I bought, I got to say Matt and the people at QMT are the best. Their customer service is second to none an I am really looking forward to my new lathe. I’ll be posting some pictures and first impressions, as I have only seen one post on this lathe, andI ‘m hoping it will as good as everone subject the Taiwan lathe are. So stand by.
Thanks for everyone’s inputs.
CH
 
I sure do see nothing but positive comments on this forum that PM and their sales/support people are a big step above the competition.
In this day and age, customer NO service is the standard.
I think we all share your excitement.
Congratulations.
Buy her some flowers.
 
Your lathe is basically a slightly smaller version of the 1340GT that many of us have here. Which means that there will be lots of folks who can help when you have questions. :)
 
You'll have fun with that- are you going to restore the Clausing too?
Mark
 
The 1236 might be more ridgid even than the 1340gt, which is always a plus. The only downside is it is only available in single phase. If you decide to get a VFD in future you will need to get a 3 phase motor.
 
You'll have fun with that- are you going to restore the Clausing too?
Mark
Not sure yet. I want to keep this thread about the new PM-1236T, I'll post what I'm doing with the clausing, in that fourm.
Thanks
CH
 
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Just an update, the lathe is in Chicago, il. I also ordered a Bison D1-4 8” back plate for my 8” Bison 3 jaw. Ouch! I also ordered a zero set back plate for my 6” set zero chuck, not so bad.:) All my independent 4 jaw chucks are fixed 1.5”-8 so I’ll need to get them on order as well. Any suggestions on a good quality 4 and 8” independent 4 jaw with D1-4 mounts? I have china maked 5” that sucks it won’t hold secure for more than a few minutes, the part lossens up. I also have my Touch 2 axis DRO ready to go on. I want to put a tailstock DRO on as well.
Any suggtions is appreciated.
CH.
 
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