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lilith,
Tell piniongear to stick it where the sun don't shine.
Show a pic without telling where it is, to keep others from bidding on it.
I don't know what a lilith is, but if you are a young lady who wishes to try the machining thing, go for it.
Best if for 80 bucks it is small enough for a young lady to wrassle into her shop. Ain't no reason you can't be as good as the best here. Depends on you.
If you can make something with an 80 buck, likely light machine, somebody puts you on a Bridgeport, you will probably knock their eyes out.
If they change your mind, indoctrinate you to the point you HAVE to have a 2 ton machine, let me know the address. I will buy it for my son in law and his 11 year old son.
Cheers,
George
Reread PG's post.
OF COURSE, if you are going to hog metal, you want MUCHO iron.
If you are a hobbyist, or want to learn, you do not need two tons of iron.
Watchmakers make do with lathes that would be pushing it to attain 50 pounds. I would defy PG to match them in accuracy.
He may say that is way different. Why is that? You are still turning steel, no?
Why is a little SB9A such a sancrosant model of the BEST ever? Only a couple hundred pounds. Don't really make much sense.
What you buy is what you THINK you need. If it is not the right thing, you sell it and buy what you NOW think you need, and tomorrow, you might need a little bigger machine.
It is hard to ask such a question on a machining board. Everybody with junk will tell you what they wish they had bought, instead of a Chinee tool. No one admits that they HAVE any of them. Well, the guy that blew the aluminum pipe into his Ford fender did. Why the other guy was allowed to ask him how he liked the HF saw passed the censors, I don't know.
It comes down to make do with what you have. If you have artistic skills, you would be able to make turned objects on the drill press, with files and abrasives.
Professionals and wannabees here should not lean you in any direction.
Cheers,
George
I saw a milling machine on Ebay for $80. What are the things I should look for in milling machines and what do you suppose would be the reason to charge only $80 on a milling machine. I think the brand was Edison or something. ><
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cause often machine is broke and needs repair. if machine crashed a shear pin may need replacing or a gear or spline may need replacing. a splined shaft is often not a easy to get off the shelf thing. same with electronics. many a machine cant be fixed cause you cant get the repair parts easily. and some parts can be very expensive to have custom made
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by the way without the repair or maintenance manuals its 1000x more difficult to repair. for example repair manuals say crank Y axis all the way to end. open access door and reverse rotate to set screw seen and loosen set screw. do this and that and the shaft come out. of course if you dont have the instructions or the Xray vision you got a better chance telephoning somebody 3000 miles away who has a unlisted number and you dont know the telephone number to call.
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or opening a combination safe without knowing the combination. good luck with that
Recon he figured it out 10 years ago when he first posted.
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