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David B is not wrong on the cost of the accessories on his spreadsheet. My son and I are venturing into metalworking and have no prior knowledge and had no idea what all was needed. From a beginner's standpoint the spreadsheet is invaluable. Rotagrip in the UK is great to work with and has great pricing on Vertex and Albrecht items. We ended up buying an Acra LCM50 and 1440TVS and then started in on David's spreadsheet. $7,500 so far and still have a way to go. I have the intermediate and basic toolholders from his list but am still trying to wrap my arms around spending probably $1,500+ just for the inserts. Not counting the DROs I'll have at least $10k into David's spreadsheet before we get serious about making chips. It's getting close. Theoretically the lathe is getting delivered next Monday...but the snowstorm coming could easily delay the delivery.
Dave
Dave