Question about the limitations of miniature lathes

[silence dogood]

My view is that you start out small. There are a lot of things to learn. Later, you can always go to a bigger machine. That said, I personally go with the Taig. I think that it is a better machine and Taig has lots of tooling to support it. I know a person that recently gave Taig a phone call. He still has not bought, in this case, a mill. But he was impressed with the person tha he talked to his knowlege and honesty. Here's their number. 480-895-6978. P.S. I'm in no way associated with the Taig company. Hope this helps.

 

[john.k]

However,the original question seemed to me to be about some level of production of the item.......not just one part for the Indian Powerplus restoration.....Also a requirement for a hardenable steel,or even a Q&T steel.............these materials require at least twice the cutting forces of a FCS,or brass........and twice the motor power..........with a pre hardened,carbide will be required,and a certain cutting speed and rigidity.Typically ,low powered machines must use positive rake tooling,and edge chipping is an issue unless a certain cutting speed can be maintained.