Acra Lathe for sale

[Beckerkumm]

There is an almost new Acra Lathe for sale over at Practical Machinist. Located in South Dakota . No affiliation but looks like a nice machine. Dave

 

[Nutfarmer]

They allowed an Asian machine to be posted !!!! The mill I have is an Acra made in Taiwan and seems to be well made. Would think that their lathes would be a nice machine.

 

[Nesse1]

Like new 1740 Acra lathe with 3 1/8 spindle bore

I bought this lathe lathe 2022 and have only used it for gunsmithing projects. The 3 1/8 spindle bore is a game changer for gunsmithing. You can thread barrels without removing barrel from the action. It has plenty of room for the recoil lug in the spindle bore. It’s been in a climate controlled...

www.practicalmachinist.com

 

[Nesse1]

Hope it's not against the rules here to link another forum...

 

[pontiac428]

"Only used for gunsmithing projects" must mean he's not much of a machinist.

Like selling a Cummins dually and claiming you only used it to help friends move.

Equipment like that has more purpose than barreling a few rifles, and I would hope it's used for much more than that in it's new owner's shop.

What is a gunsmith, anyway? Any random guy with a Taiwanese lathe and a godaddy site?

 

[Nutfarmer]

Susanville , California Community College actually has a two year gunsmith degree.