On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:40:05 +0100, you wrote: >On 26 April 2013 16:42, <kqt4a...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You have saved me a lot of money, headaches and possible alcoholism >> I need to rethink my hobbies to fit my space, maybe a nice quilting frame > >The thing is, that a lot of these machines look the same, but are >built to different standards. >The forerunner of most of the cheap lathes was the Emco Compact 10: >http://www.lathes.co.uk/emco/page7.html >My cheap Indian knock-off of the cheap Chinese knock-offs of the >original German design is not very nice at all, but it could have been >OK if it had been built by someone who had ever seen a lathe before. > >I think that there are some people on this list who have links with >Smithy and are keeping quiet to retain impartiality. > >The trick is probably to make sure you have a look at the machine in >the metal, and twiddle the knobs, before comitting.
ALL Chinese machines are made to a price. The spec from a factory on what appear to be identical machines differ for supplier to supplier. It sometimes seems that some are made as cheap as the supplier can get away with and still sell. It's not that the factories can't build quality goods, many can and do - they are simply supplying what the overseas buyer is prepared to pay for. Some sellers simply box shift. They never check what comes out of China and to the end user. Others will inspect, and if necessary prepare the machine for the end user, at an increased cost, of course. As you say, looking at a machine before purchase is a good idea, but often not practical. Researching and asking around the many forums is absolutely essential. You will soon get the idea on which suppliers machines are generally good and who's are mostly boat anchors... Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try New Relic Now & We'll Send You this Cool Shirt New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service that delivers powerful full stack analytics. Optimize and monitor your browser, app, & servers with just a few lines of code. Try New Relic and get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic_d2d_apr _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
