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  1. 08-07-2009 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2e0poz View Post
    Hank

    If all you want to do is turn small pieces i would consider second hand. Save yourself a fortune. i have a tiny unitmat that will only take up to 20mm in the chuck that does well enough. Decent cutters and cooling (bucket, small bore hose and a windscreen washer motor with sponge over the end) is priority. The lathe you see there is the same as clarke, axminster and sealey in the same clothing. I must admit i do have a bigger lathe but by the time you buy all the other tools to go with it-----phew fortune blown.
    The problem is that I need to turn up to 3"-4" lumps of acrylic...so I do need the larger chuck size.

    Have you a pic of that cooling system? I'm curious how the sponge fits into the equation (what's its purpose)
    Last edited by HankMcSpank; 08-07-2009 at 12:38 AM.
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