Choosing a cuebuilding lathe.

[Roger Illinois]

Ok

Thank You
I will look there

 

[jecues]

With a Hightower you will get the best customer support.

Customer support with a Hightower is tops. You got a problem and you talk straight to the man who built your lathe and parts are always in stock when you need it. Not to mention when you decide to get into inlays you could buy an attachment for your deluxe cue smith to do them. This is top notch equipment. Well worth the money.

 

[JerseyBill]

what is CCL?

Well.
Let me say this... Next week my 2 lathes from CCL are being shipped and they all add to the Hightower setup I already have.
I will add a honest review when I get the lathe and since I got the IPhone4 I will post some video in HD on YouTube so everybody can see the lathe turning some shafts and some butts and even doing points.
The lathe has a few tweaks that I asked Eric Crisp for his input and if everything is done the way it will be, I think we have a winner.
Like other people said here, there are a few more upgrades and tweaks being made and when we are all set and done I am sure it will be a solid product.
The lathe I am getting is strictly for tapering, therefore it will not do anything else.
Before the lathe ships out, all the features and bells and unique whistles will be listed and some of the features are unique to this lathe.
I have Chris Hightower in my highest regards. Being a pain like I am, I ask lots of questions because I have a lot to to learn. Chris has always answered my questions with his infinite patience even when he thought I was picking his brain, which I never did and will never do.
Another thing that Chris Hightower forgot to mention was his DVD, when I asked him something he always replied, have you watched my DVD? Only when I watched it closely I noticed he already had that question addressed.
I do feel that there is space for everybody, each lathe maker has his owns pros and cons, nobody is perfect, only GOD.
I am not a wanna be cuemaker but will start messing with it. If anything starts coming out the way I would like, then we'll see what direction I'll take. For now I am just a wood turner wanna be.
For now guys, let's just be friends a give a bit of slack to each other.

what is CCL, where is the lathe coming from?
thanks Bill Never mind, i got it...thanks anyway...

 

[JerseyBill]

runout

Dude! i was expressing my opinion on what to consider when choosing a cuebuilding lathe. per the thread, you should try it.

guess you missed the part where i said "not to say the new guys stuff is bad quality but" also, i was not specifically referring to you. Anyway, i was more so referring to experience and reputation. both of which you are lacking

But now that you opened the door, you notice that the veteran offered to help him with his immediate problems for exponentially less money? in lieu of blast him with another super special one time only offer for something thats not even ready, available or even tested for that mattter. "like the OP hasnt already seen one of your 10,000 threads?" This section is already littered, overwhelmed and inundated enough with your free advertisements. Also, your saying that once your headstock runout is within industry tolerance the price will go up? you just confirmed the statements from my initial post.

That's a great goal...I have a Deluxe and a Brianna cnc, as well as three other metal lathes and I wish I had less than a thou runout...I'll take one if the price is the same...the only drawback I can see with Chris's machine is he suggests using a shim or something to make it perfect. Just adds to the already time consuming job, but it does work. And Chris will help anytime which is also a great part of buying his lathe...