I have a large carpentry lathe (I forget the name), but do you suppose it could handle plastic? If so what about metals?
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:47 PM, elf <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > -- -Mike Måne @ http://moonrcprojects.googlepages.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
