best option for lathe

JayBates

JayBates

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nobody in my area has anything to do ferrules. you either have to drive an hour east or an hour west to memphis. i currently can put tips on with my home made drill lathe but then again, its just a drill, its not as good as any lathe would be. so, just wanting to do tips and ferrules, nothing more....which one of these is the better for the job? yes i know i will have to make a back rest to support the shaft. or is there something else better in the price range (~500)?
thanks,
jay

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93799

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44859

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93212
 
JayBates said:
nobody in my area has anything to do ferrules. you either have to drive an hour east or an hour west to memphis. i currently can put tips on with my home made drill lathe but then again, its just a drill, its not as good as any lathe would be. so, just wanting to do tips and ferrules, nothing more....which one of these is the better for the job? yes i know i will have to make a back rest to support the shaft. or is there something else better in the price range (~500)?
thanks,
jay

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93799

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44859

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93212
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They are all basically the same lathe but a little different in size. I have a early model of the 7X10 size with no automatic feed that is probably at least 25 years old. I've used it for installing ferrules on shafts at tournaments for the last 15 years with no problems. Mine is very accurate though it does need a support made for the shaft and some small collets made so as to not mar the shaft. The 10 inch is a little cramped in length but it is enough for all that needs done being replacing ferrules, replacing tenons and such. I would wait until they went on sale or they put out a 15 or 20% off coupon which is often.

Dick
 
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7x10 from harbor freight
On sale for 300
Will do tips and ferrules
Can also make joint protectors
 
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i noticed the one for $550 weighs 3 times the others.i might be more rigid,which i guess doesn't matter much for tips,but if it is more solid and rigid i would still choose that one.
 
masonh said:
i noticed the one for $550 weighs 3 times the others.i might be more rigid,which i guess doesn't matter much for tips,but if it is more solid and rigid i would still choose that one.
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Spindle bore is the same as the others
Smaller one is more portable
Larger one you have to change pulleys for different speeds, where the smaller one has variable speed
Also you can get parts for the smaller one at LittleMachineShop
 
chuckpilegis said:
Spindle bore is the same as the others
Smaller one is more portable
Larger one you have to change pulleys for different speeds, where the smaller one has variable speed
Also you can get parts for the smaller one at LittleMachineShop
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What he said - plus, either set aside 22% of the money from
your first 12 jobs and buy a cheap wood lathe - or, rig a support/steady
behind the back end so you can also polish/seal/de-dentify shafts.

Dale
 
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I started with this set up doing repairs. It's a 3/4 pillarblock bearing mounted on a block that slides on the table. It works great. Our model B does our repairs now but that set up did alot of repairs!
 
J&D CUSTOMS said:
If you are looking for decent and get you by priced , Taig.
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Will they sell you one with the 5/8 hole thru spindle?
I've heard they won't

Dale
 
Call em I think they are based in Arizona, Taigs are good. I have a HF Lathe I started off with now it sits under a work ench. Just cannot seem to find use for it anymore. I will eventuall set it up to do something just have not figured what to dedicate it use for.
 
RDCustomCues said:
Call em I think they are based in Arizona, Taigs are good. I have a HF Lathe I started off with now it sits under a work ench. Just cannot seem to find use for it anymore. I will eventuall set it up to do something just have not figured what to dedicate it use for.
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Wow! Once I buy a machine tool I own it for life. I have a 16X54 engine lathe, A 12X40 jet bench lathe, a 13X36 Enco lathe, A 10X 24 Atlas lathe, 2 9X18 Atlas lathes, 3 wood lathes and a 7X10 H/F lathe. I've been thinking of picking up another small H/F when they go on sale again. I find them very handy for a number of operations instead of tying up a larger, more expensive lathe. Normally, I just used it on my booth for doing ferrules at tournaments but in the shop it comes in handy to have a hard polishing wheel for joints and pins and now that I have a quick change tool post on it I'm also using it for cutting deco-rings. It does a much better job than the old Atlas that I had dedicated for this operation.

I don't have any Taig lathes so I can't make to many comments on them but I do have some parts off of their little mills on my shaft machines that seem to be made quite well. With a little thought, almost all machine tools can be put to use somewhere building cues. The more machines you have set up for one dedicated operation the more efficiently a cue can be made. More efficiency means less time involved building, so more profit and lower prices.

Dick
 
chris hightower will sell you the spindle and bearings for the taig lathe at a very reasonable cost so you can put a shaft through for tips and ferrules. i got one from him and the fit is as precise as it gets. the threads on the spindle are the same as a normal taig as well.
 
dave sutton said:
can i use any of these lathes to tap a joint accurately?
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I doubt it as I doubt the spindle hole could be safely bored out large enough for a joint to fit through. I know there are change gears for some different threads on these lathes but I don't know if the needed gear ratios are readily available.

Dick
 
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