Jonathan
26-02-2011, 10:29 PM
As in the title really...
My Sieg C3 lathe I got 4 years ago it too small for what I want to do. I want something that will be sturdier etc.
I probably won't be replacing it any time soon, unless something good comes up on eBay near me.
Things to consider:
I've not got 3 phase (but maybe the 2.2kw VFD for my china spindle can help there)?
The workshop is up the garden, so anything too heavy is going to be very challenging to get in place. The 200kg milling machine was ok...
Student budget - i.e not a lot. I'll sell my current lathe which should get a good amount towards it. No doubt this will be something I'll keep for a long long time, so it's worth the investment - lets set an arbitary limit of £800 for now, preferably around £600.
Space is a bit limited. Anything more than about 1.5m long isn't realistic.
I don't mind if the lathe needs a bit of work if that's going to save me £££
I'll probably want to CNC it one day.
Auto-feed on the cross slide would be nice, but not critical.
Metric preferred but I don't really mind.
(I'll add to that list if I think of anything)
My current thinking is get something second hand, and quite old / well built? I've used the M250/M300 lathes at school a lot - something like that would be perfect. Probably out of my price range though...
Can anyone help me/make a few suggestions?
Thanks in advance...
My Sieg C3 lathe I got 4 years ago it too small for what I want to do. I want something that will be sturdier etc.
I probably won't be replacing it any time soon, unless something good comes up on eBay near me.
Things to consider:
I've not got 3 phase (but maybe the 2.2kw VFD for my china spindle can help there)?
The workshop is up the garden, so anything too heavy is going to be very challenging to get in place. The 200kg milling machine was ok...
Student budget - i.e not a lot. I'll sell my current lathe which should get a good amount towards it. No doubt this will be something I'll keep for a long long time, so it's worth the investment - lets set an arbitary limit of £800 for now, preferably around £600.
Space is a bit limited. Anything more than about 1.5m long isn't realistic.
I don't mind if the lathe needs a bit of work if that's going to save me £££
I'll probably want to CNC it one day.
Auto-feed on the cross slide would be nice, but not critical.
Metric preferred but I don't really mind.
(I'll add to that list if I think of anything)
My current thinking is get something second hand, and quite old / well built? I've used the M250/M300 lathes at school a lot - something like that would be perfect. Probably out of my price range though...
Can anyone help me/make a few suggestions?
Thanks in advance...