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Indian machinery
- Thread starter skogkatt007
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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.
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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
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Wood lathe, totally different animal with most not even being rigid enough to bother converting.
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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
Honestly, making my 7x14 acceptable (to me) has been a significant tutorial in and of itself.
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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.
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Honestly, 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
JOhn
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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 IMO