adelaide

[clean32]

Anyone got a lathe I could spend some time on? Nothing fancy basic machining, will trade beer or parts time etc

[big guy]

My best mate had one in his shed for 5 years.
Sold it for basically nothing 4 weeks ago.

I will keep my ears open, lots of subbys I work with probably have one.

[spudboy]

Metal Lathe I presume?

I have one which is sort of "brand new in box" set up in a corner of my garage for future projects, for when I retire. Thought I'd better buy it whilst I still had an income! It's only a Taiwanese one, but is 36" BC I think and can cut threads. I've got the power to it, so it spins up, but that's as far as I've got.

If you had time to teach me a few basics on it you are welcome to use it. Does that sound like a fair swap?

I am up at Balhannah BTW .

[spudboy]

Here is a link to it: 36"X12" GEARED HEAD METAL LATHE W/COOLANT+LIGHT+STAND - eBay Equipment, Machinery, Metalworking, Metalworking, Woodworking, Business, Industrial. (end time 08-Dec-09 09:40:53 AEDST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/36-X12-GEARED-HEAD-METAL-LATHE-W-COOLANT-LIGHT-STAND_W0QQitemZ380175656928QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_B nI_Woodworking_Metalworking?hash=item58843c27e0)

Is that what you were thinking of?

[big guy]

That unit looks great.

That put the one I had in shed to shame big time.
Look no further.

[clean32]

Metal Lathe I presume?

I have one which is sort of "brand new in box" set up in a corner of my garage for future projects, for when I retire. Thought I'd better buy it whilst I still had an income! It's only a Taiwanese one, but is 36" BC I think and can cut threads. I've got the power to it, so it spins up, but that's as far as I've got.

If you had time to teach me a few basics on it you are welcome to use it. Does that sound like a fair swap?

I am up at Balhannah BTW .

Mate, more than happly to, not to shabby a machine. next time i am in pookaka i will pick up some scrap, but i doubt i will get any thing long enough, you dont have a broken axel long one laying around?? what sort off tooling do you have?? and as a thought i have never seen cigi or zig zag papers for sale

[spudboy]

...you dont have a broken axel long one laying around??

No - sorry. Re tooling - got a few indexable bits from the same mob from eBay.



...and as a thought i have never seen cigi or zig zag papers for sale

Is this thought relevant to the lathe stuff - or am I missing something here..... :D

[clean32]

No - sorry. Re tooling - got a few indexable bits from the same mob from eBay.




Is this thought relevant to the lathe stuff - or am I missing something here..... :D

LOL you use them as shims

[spudboy]

Ha! OK. Now I see.