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How To Buy A Lathe. What to look for?

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Location
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LATHES, AUTO. PRODUCTION
SPECIFICATIONS

Swing/ over bed/ over front carriage/ center distance
Chuck size
Speeds
Feeds
Type spindle/hole in spindle
Slide dimensions, front & rear
Carriage dimensions
ACCESSORIES
Coolant system, duplicator or tracer, chucks tooling, tailstock, work driver, taper attach., threading attach., micrometer stops, pan bed, air cylinder
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LATHES, ENGINE OR TOOLROOM
SPECIFICATIONS

Swing over ways
Swing over cross-slide
Length between centers
Bed length
Hole thru spindle
Type of spindle nose
Spindle speeds
Threading range
Feed range
ACCESSORIES
Steadyrest, followrest, face plate, taper attachment, micrometer carriage stop, ship & coolant pan, coolant pump, power break, tool rest, tool holder, PRT for carriage, chucks collets, tool slides
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LATHES
SPECIFICATIONS

Swing over bed
Swing over cross slide
Width of bed
Spindle hole diameter
Spindle speeds
Type spindle nose
Cross slide travel
Longitudinal cross slide travel
Range of taper
Thread chasing pitch range
Maximum threading length
Turret tool hole sizes
Turret power feed range
Center of tool holes to top of slide
Size of hex turret across flats
Spindle to turret face distance
ACCESSORIES
Bar feed, collet chuck, power brake, taper attachment, tap leading attachment, thread chasing, chuck power chick wrench, coolant, compound cross slide, cross sliding hex turret
 








 
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