Lathe Wanted

[gall335i]

Hi Guys,

Well after selling my machines back in June to fund house projects, i'm now in the process of replacing them, so if anyone knows of any lathes for sale please get in touch.

Looking for a swing of atleast 9 inch and single phase, can't fit any thing to big as only going in wooden 10 x 8 workshop. Anything considered.

Thanks
Andrew Gallacher.

[gall335i]

Forgot to say, I've got £500/600 to spend.

Cheers

Andrew.

[smithers]

Would a myford ML7 meet your needs?

[gall335i]

Hi Smithers,

Thanks for the offer, I'll keep it in mind, but really wanted something with a little bigger swing.

Thanks

Andrew.

[jonmilns1991]

colchester chipmaster

http://www.stationroadsteam.com/stoc...5728/index.htm

[jonmilns1991]

sorry may be 3 phase... cant remember for certain. Always worth an ask?

[johnnycapone]

I have a chipmaster and must admit they are a great lathe. And I think that is a good price.

John

[weidner]

I would not touch it . They admit that they cannot get the clutch to grip , and chipmasters have a variator transmission , which when worn can collapse totally . Go on the archive section of the ' Lathes for sale ' website and read up any lathe which you consider . Spare parts for machine tools are ridiculously expensive .

[steamy1]

Worn Variators can sound very noisy in a Home Workshop make sure you hear it if you consider a Lathe that uses one.

They were made by a German Company called Kopp, spares may be available but are likely to be expensive.

This is the site referred to by Weidner above.

[weidner]

Originally Posted by steamy1

This is the site referred to by Weidner above.

Thanks for bringing me up to date .