pm-1340gt

It seems that the 1440GT has a slightly larger Spindle Bore, and a slightly longer spindle length, and can spin a 14" stock as opposed to 13" of stock over bed, uses D1-5 Camlock instead of D1-4 Camlock, it is a few hundred pounds heavier which can add to rigidity, but other than that I'm not...

I have been researching my first, possibly last, lathe purchase for a couple of months. I thought I had settled on a 1340GT and contacted Matt @ QMT last week. It was a fantastic pre-sales experience and Matt pointed me at this forum to research VFD conversion options. This led to the...

What do you guys use to get way oil past the ball? I've tried Golden Rod oil cans pressed down tight and straight against the port, and used good pressure, but the port still won't take oil. I'm sure there is a simple answer to this. Is there a specific type of oil can I need for these ports? RIO