gladsaxisme
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I have been desiring a lathe for as long as I can remember which come to think of it probably isn't that long these days,so anyway I've been searching the interweb to see whats available and it seems the start point is a 12" Chinese variable speed for around the £350 mark and then up to a 14" getting on £600 to £650 now these lathes seem to come in various makes but are all basically the same machine with a different name stuck on.Now on Amazon they have one of these 14" lathes that comes with a whole host of accessories and the price for this is £604 where most of the others are a similar price without the extras.It seems that all these lathes are fitted with plastic gears but you can buy a set of metal gears to replace the plastic ones or at least on the 14"lathe you can,not sure about the smaller unit.Having watched quite a few vids on U tube it seem that no matter how much they get knocked they can still do a fair job for the amateur joe like me and they can also be much improved for very little money if you want to have a go yourself.
My main problem is if I go for the one with the extras am I likely to be opening a can of worms on the basis that you seldom get something for nothing and are they trying to get rid of some crap by throwing in a sweetener. Have anyone had experience with these Chinese lathes
My main problem is if I go for the one with the extras am I likely to be opening a can of worms on the basis that you seldom get something for nothing and are they trying to get rid of some crap by throwing in a sweetener. Have anyone had experience with these Chinese lathes