chipmakerlee
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2010
- Location
- near the Ohio River
Currently using a dozen old clapped out South Bends and Atlas lathes in our commercial shop. They do OK as we have a nitch market where we machine plastic and aluminum parts with fairly loose tolerances. Good thing as I "employ" adults with mental disabilities listing them as "trainees" that way I can pay them less than the minimum wage. Boy do I love Ayn Rand as her book gave me the idea.
Anyways looking for some different machines as the SB and Atlas parts are becoming ever more difficult to find. Been thinking about the Harbor Freight 8X12 benchtop lathe 8" x 12" Benchtop Lathe
Another option is the Grizzly 7X12 benchtop Grizzly.com
The Grizz is about $275 less than the HF, but with my low labor costs that really is not a concern
How many here have experience with these machines?
Anyways looking for some different machines as the SB and Atlas parts are becoming ever more difficult to find. Been thinking about the Harbor Freight 8X12 benchtop lathe 8" x 12" Benchtop Lathe
Another option is the Grizzly 7X12 benchtop Grizzly.com
The Grizz is about $275 less than the HF, but with my low labor costs that really is not a concern
How many here have experience with these machines?
