IsaacT
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Hey everybody!
I would really like to try my hand at using a lathe. Not to try to completely fabricate my own hosts but to begin to learn how to make a physical impression of my ideas. For me to make a whole host I would have to learn how to tap threads and all kinds of complicated things.
I want to get a small lathe that can do up to 10-12 inches or so in length. I would like to be able to cut brass, aluminum, nickel, steel, etc. I don't have much to spend on a lathe though so I was hoping some of the machinists could give me an idea of what a decent budget lathe would run.
Thanks,
Isaac
I would really like to try my hand at using a lathe. Not to try to completely fabricate my own hosts but to begin to learn how to make a physical impression of my ideas. For me to make a whole host I would have to learn how to tap threads and all kinds of complicated things.
I want to get a small lathe that can do up to 10-12 inches or so in length. I would like to be able to cut brass, aluminum, nickel, steel, etc. I don't have much to spend on a lathe though so I was hoping some of the machinists could give me an idea of what a decent budget lathe would run.
Thanks,
Isaac