On 09/16/2015 08:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I also told the missus that I'll break this belt, and the spare I bought > with it, but then I strip it for the goodies and buy a real lathe. > Throw money at it IOW. > > This BS has not just begun to get old, its turning grey. > > The toy mill needs a better Z screw anyway. :) > > Yup, in 2001 I bought a REAL lathe! (3500 Lbs, 15" Sheldon R15-6, very high-end model). It took 2 years and one back (mine) to rebuild it. But, it is a FINE machine, now that I put the effort into it. SO much better than the Craftsman toy I had before. You always had to be real careful to not set up a chatter on the Craftsman, it is practically impossible to have chatter on the Sheldon.
So, yes, you really owe it to yourself to get decent tools that are capable of doing the type of work you intend to do. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor Your Dynamic Infrastructure at Any Scale With Datadog! Get real-time metrics from all of your servers, apps and tools in one place. SourceForge users - Click here to start your Free Trial of Datadog now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=241902991&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
