Randall4th
Plastic
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2019
After months of sneaking around on this site, you’ve all given me the itch to get a lathe.
A 9A under drive mount showed up for sale pretty local to me that I am seriously considering looking at but had a few questions as this is a new area for me.
First off, can I move this with myself and one other person into the back of my truck? I’ve searched and see that the lathe should be doable with taking a few parts off and moving it separately but I see no mention about the weight of the 3-drawer cabinet that houses the motor. Is it easy to take the motor out and can 2 people lift the cabinet into a truck or will I definitely need a hoist of some sort?
Second... I don’t NEED a lathe, but I WANT one. I’m not using this professionally, it’s to go into my workshop and use as projects come up from time to time, And because it’s cool and I want to play. Having said this, is this particular lathe a good fit? Should I look bigger or different brand? They are asking $1k for it, and seems like it comes with a few chucks, live & dead centers, holders, collets etc. I don’t want to overpay for something I’d use here and there, and I see prices for SB Lathes literally all over the place from $250 to $3k.
Here’s a rough picture I pulled from the ad.
Any thoughts? Just go for it? Walk away?
Thanks!!
A 9A under drive mount showed up for sale pretty local to me that I am seriously considering looking at but had a few questions as this is a new area for me.
First off, can I move this with myself and one other person into the back of my truck? I’ve searched and see that the lathe should be doable with taking a few parts off and moving it separately but I see no mention about the weight of the 3-drawer cabinet that houses the motor. Is it easy to take the motor out and can 2 people lift the cabinet into a truck or will I definitely need a hoist of some sort?
Second... I don’t NEED a lathe, but I WANT one. I’m not using this professionally, it’s to go into my workshop and use as projects come up from time to time, And because it’s cool and I want to play. Having said this, is this particular lathe a good fit? Should I look bigger or different brand? They are asking $1k for it, and seems like it comes with a few chucks, live & dead centers, holders, collets etc. I don’t want to overpay for something I’d use here and there, and I see prices for SB Lathes literally all over the place from $250 to $3k.
Here’s a rough picture I pulled from the ad.
Any thoughts? Just go for it? Walk away?
Thanks!!