28-10-2012, 01:13 PM
Lathes don't have to be big - I would like a Myford or something serious, but my workshop is full to bursting and has a suspended wooden floor, so I just have a small Hobbymat MD65 with the BFE65 milling head. http://www.lathes.co.uk/hobbymat/ - not very expensive, well understood and often available for reasonable prices on an auction site near you...
Whilst this may appear to be a rinky-dinky small lathe, it can do pretty much anything (up to a certain size) that much larger lathes can to, with the added advantage that its a table-top machine that can (just about) be lifted and moved by one person.
It's unbelievably useful for those odd small jobs and will turn wood and plastic just as easily as metal. I love it.
One day when I'm rich & famous (HAH !) I'll have a much bigger workshop with a concrete floor and have a decent CNC lathe, but not today
FWIW, I keep moisture out of my workshop by having the house servers in there, so there is a constant low-level movement of air and source of warmth...
Whilst this may appear to be a rinky-dinky small lathe, it can do pretty much anything (up to a certain size) that much larger lathes can to, with the added advantage that its a table-top machine that can (just about) be lifted and moved by one person.
It's unbelievably useful for those odd small jobs and will turn wood and plastic just as easily as metal. I love it.
One day when I'm rich & famous (HAH !) I'll have a much bigger workshop with a concrete floor and have a decent CNC lathe, but not today
FWIW, I keep moisture out of my workshop by having the house servers in there, so there is a constant low-level movement of air and source of warmth...
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