Seeking Hobby lathe

[seis]

Hello all, i am new to this forum and still searching for the right metal lathe. I would like to know if anyone has a small hobby lathe laying around that they would like to sell. I only plan on making small things like pulleys, possibly some pistons. Thanks for your help.

 

[bhjones]

I'll have a 10x24 Atlas and a 12x24 Craftsman for sale very soon. Where are you?

 

[seis]

I am in New york, My zip 12538, pm me with your price

 

[Peter Neill]

Since changing over to a Colchester, I have had my Myford ML7 sitting in the shed for a few months.

I've been thinking of selling it, as I've got no room for it anymore, but I'm afraid it wouldn't be cheap.
Fully restored about 2.5yrs ago: re-ground bed (by Myford), re-ground and scraped saddle, ground top and cross-slides, new hardened spindle and phosphor bronze bushes from Myford, new leadscrew, cross-feed screw, compound screw, new bronze leadscrew bearings, re-settable micrometer dials, new hollow pulley spindle and bearings, compete with new clutch actuating shaft and collar, and so on. On Myford original cabinet stand.

All stripped back to bare metal, red oxide primed, and then re-painted with Myford grey enamel.
Pratt Burnerd 3-jaw with internal spindle thread, inside/outside/soft jaws, 4-jaw chuck, 9" faceplate, driver plate for centre turning, Mt2 centres, drill chucks, and some turning tools, and a ball turner that fits on the saddle.

Here are some before before and after pics from the restoration.

Headstock:

Bed and Saddle before and after grinding:

Lots more pics but too many to post here.

Peter

Edit: Oops! Just seen the new post with your location, so i guess my Myford is a bit too far away ;D

 

[rake60]

A quick Craigslist search for your area turned up an old Atlas listed for $300
I don't know if it would be big enough to meet your needs but here's a
link to the listing: http://albany.craigslist.org/tls/1056818356.html

Rick

 

[seis]

Thanks for that link, I'll give them a call..
I seen this one online, what you guys think about it
http://www.msdiscount.com/columnar.aspx?category_site=STARTOOL&cat_id=8054&prod_id=121403

 

[malcolmt]

HI Seis

If my experience is anything to go by i would buy a second hand quality lathe such as the one rick (Rake) suggested over a Chinese import without a seconds thought.

WHY ???

I bought a similar (not identical but similar spec) Chinese lathe, thinking i was getting great value for money, unfortunately i found out that the lathe was grossly underpowered, VERY inaccurate without a huge amount of work and investment of both time and money, you also have to spend a considerable amount of money on "extras" only to find they are poor quality "plastic gears etc". When, if you choose carefully you will buy a well equipped very good quality lathe for far less than you spend on the foreign equivalent.

Please learn from my mistakes.

Ask me how i know !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kind regards

Malcolm

 

[seis]

I'll take your word for it. I just can't find any aluminum pulleys for a fair price. I make these generators and can't find a site that can supply them. So I started looking into buying my own so i can just make them up.