Can't go wrong with a lathe. I have an older Logan 10x24 machine in my shop. Some of the best money spent over the years. I've often thought about the purchase of one of the smaller 7x12 lathes described in other postings. But for the most part I can do anything needed on what I have. I personally don't consider my model making shop complete without a metal cutting lathe.
A small machine once tuned in will generally do much of what you need for these models. Take your time and don't expect to remove a lot of metal in one shot. A little bit at a time is the key. Do check out the forums devoted to these small machines, a lot of useful info there. Beware though, once you get bitten by the metal working bug, you will be looking at milling machines next. Rusty On Dec 16, 5:36 pm, "Derek Engelhaupt" <[email protected]> wrote: > But would you cut steel into circles on your table saw? ;-) > > Derek > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Does anyone have recommendations for small lathes that would be > >> suitable for this hobby? > > > Who needs a lathe? I've got a tablesaw! ;-) > > > Steve "I Do It My Way" Tyng > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
