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[EdK]

(04-17-2021, 06:16 PM)arvidj Wrote:

(04-17-2021, 01:09 PM)EdK Wrote: Got them in anticipation of procuring a lathe in the next month.

Ed

 

Ed,

What lathe and where ... Arizona or Minnesota?

And if I look thru the boxes will I find a chuck like that?

Arvid

I am now a resident of Arizona so that's where the future lathe and mill will reside for some years to be determined.

Yes, you will find two of those drill chucks. One on an R8 arbor and one on an MT3 arbor.

As for the lathe I haven't quite decided yet but these two are the ones I've narrowed it down to.

Grizzly G0768

   

Precision Matthews PM-1022V (the picture is of the 30" version of the lathe)

   

I would much prefer, surprise, the PM-1022V but it weighs quite a bit more than the Grizzly lathe. I don't have an engine hoist anymore and even if I did it wouldn't fit in the space I have to use it. I would have to dismantle the Precision Matthews lathe to get it up on a stand. Not a deal breaker, just more work. There's about $1000 difference in the price but I think there's more than $1000 difference in the usefulness. Neither one is in stock at the moment so I have some time to make a decision.

Ed