Touch screen??

**JAZZCNC** · 3 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by John11668

Ouch.

Is it forgivable if they are your nearest source of kit?

Go on then I'll let you off this time, plus I only said it to see how long it would take Clive S to bite and make sure the all-seeing eye was on his toes...

**Kitwn** · 3 Weeks Ago

I have come to realise that the Chinese mini-lathe is basically a set of parts from which it is possible to construct a usable lathe if you put in enough time and effort. It's the old triangle of COST, TIME, QUALITY. Fix one and the other two are inversely proportional. I couldn't afford even a Myford anyway. Retirement is getting closer (I now know the address of my future 6m sq workshop in Tasmania) so I might get to begin work on it sometime next year.

**Clive S** · 3 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by JAZZCNC

Go on then I'll let you off this time, plus I only said it to see how long it would take Clive S to bite and make sure the all-seeing eye was on his toes...

Yes we have to keep an eye on you to keep you in check.

**John11668** · 3 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by Kitwn

I have come to realise that the Chinese mini-lathe is basically a set of parts from which it is possible to construct a usable lathe if you put in enough time and effort. It's the old triangle of COST, TIME, QUALITY. Fix one and the other two are inversely proportional. I couldn't afford even a Myford anyway. Retirement is getting closer (I now know the address of my future 6m sq workshop in Tasmania) so I might get to begin work on it sometime next year.

Is the working population of Australia , progressively retiring to Tasmania??

I suppose there are few decent british lathes coming available there, so you need to trade with near neighbours and then try to make a silk purse .

I never thought much of Myford though and cant see why they have such high asking prices.
For a well equipped and compact lathe I would have gone for Boxford AUD but even they are now so sought after that their prices are overtaking Myford, Even the poorly equipped TUD models are probably a better platform on which to build a CNC version.

MY Bantam is too precious to break down though. I couldnt be without it for the months it would take me to convert and get used to using.

So Back to my TCL so I can try to make it work reasonably.

**Kitwn** · 3 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by John11668

Is the working population of Australia , progressively retiring to Tasmania??

Quite a few of us. Having suffered 12 summers with New Year temperatures around 45C and the property prices still (for a short while anyway) being so low if you avoid Hobart it's the perfect place for us. Tasmania is a bit like the England you wish England was like.

Kit

**John11668** · 2 Weeks Ago

So what I take from this is that touch screens and Dedicated controllers all have some issues which could add complications to my TCL conversion. And I dont need those at this stage.
So back to that thread. My thoughts are to get the machine working on a software I am familiar with, then convert to a better software for lathe.
Keyboard options are in the future at this stage but thanks to all for your thoughts.

**Kitwn** · 2 Weeks Ago

John,
You don't have to use the latest technology, but you should always use an appropriate technology. Sometimes there's no substitute for a real button with real wires.