Here is a link to another machine I was looking at before I purchased the Atlas lathe & Jet mill: www.shoptask.com
They put a lot of effort into stiffening the machine, but it still has all of the other shortcomings of a 3 in 1. --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. jrmitche...@gmail.com (818)324-7573 “Truth is treason in the Empire of Lies.” — Ron Paul On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Steve Blackmore <st...@pilotltd.net> wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
