Lathes

Bob · Jul 15, 2014

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My old standby South Bend lathe and my new "toy lathe.

JD Seller · Jul 15, 2014

BOB I would love to have them both.

I ran my Grand Dad's lathes when I was younger. The one dealership even had one. It seems like I never have the room or money at the right times to pickup a simple manual lathe.

Anonymous-0 · Jul 17, 2014

Bob, I would like to have a mini lathe, mainly to rethread fastners, etc. Does your mini have the power to rethread a 3/4" bolt?

I made a $300 offer for used one in a thrift store, but my offer was rejected.

Thanks for any info.

GarryinNC · Jul 17, 2014

I like them both! We have a South Bend 10" Tool Room model, but my skills are very limited. Try to learn a little as I go.

Bob · Jul 21, 2014

(quoted from post at 14:22:47 07/17/14) Bob, I would like to have a mini lathe, mainly to rethread fastners, etc. Does your mini have the power to rethread a 3/4" bolt?

I made a $300 offer for used one in a thrift store, but my offer was rejected.

Thanks for any info.

I haven't had time to play with the little one, yet, but I seriously doubt it would have enough power to do that, especially at a low, practical speed.

A good friend had the little one, NIB, and passed away. It got it at his estate sale.

Hogleg · Jul 22, 2014

Bob,

Here is a good supplier of parts and accessories for those mini-lathes. I have bought from them and the quality is good...

http://www.littlemachineshop.com/

John

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