cue lathe question

zn418

zn418

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I am looking to purchase this lathe. Would this be a good investment? And what would you price this lathe at. Please share your opinions.

Condition: New. This is a specially set-up and modified Micro Lathe II, that does a great job on tips, ferrules, shaft cleaning, sanding, tenoning, refinishing and handles house cues with no problem. It is simple, fast and works great! It is New and has been assembled, checked and tested only. I built one of these for myself and sold it when I purchased a larger lathe. I received so many requests and inquiries that I decided to build more. It was originally built to do only tips and ferrules, but as you can see from the photos it is versatile, with the reversible headstock and foot operated control., a bearing steady rest for shafts and a cloth lined steady rest for house cues. You are bidding on the complete lathe with reversible headstock and a 110 - 120 volt,100 watt, 0.5 amp motor with foot control, including pulleys and three jaw self centering chuck, chuck wrenches, both steady rests, one bearing steady rest for shafts and standard one for house cues (they're functional - not pretty), two cutting bits, plastic shaft collet, one set of 5/16 x 18 joint protectors for holding butts and shafts, three Allen wrenches and a couple extra screws and nuts for the lathe plus an extra set of brushes for the motor, everything except the baseboard. I am now including a heavy duty drive belt and a two sided tool post in place of the single sided one in the photos
 

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I think he's looking to buy it. I remember seeing a few of these on the bay a while back. If I'm not mistaken, that's the description verbatim.
 
zn418 said:
I am looking to purchase this lathe. Would this be a good investment? And what would you price this lathe at. Please share your opinions.

Condition: New. This is a specially set-up and modified Micro Lathe II, that does a great job on tips, ferrules, shaft cleaning, sanding, tenoning, refinishing and handles house cues with no problem. It is simple, fast and works great! It is New and has been assembled, checked and tested only. I built one of these for myself and sold it when I purchased a larger lathe. I received so many requests and inquiries that I decided to build more. It was originally built to do only tips and ferrules, but as you can see from the photos it is versatile, with the reversible headstock and foot operated control., a bearing steady rest for shafts and a cloth lined steady rest for house cues. You are bidding on the complete lathe with reversible headstock and a 110 - 120 volt,100 watt, 0.5 amp motor with foot control, including pulleys and three jaw self centering chuck, chuck wrenches, both steady rests, one bearing steady rest for shafts and standard one for house cues (they're functional - not pretty), two cutting bits, plastic shaft collet, one set of 5/16 x 18 joint protectors for holding butts and shafts, three Allen wrenches and a couple extra screws and nuts for the lathe plus an extra set of brushes for the motor, everything except the baseboard. I am now including a heavy duty drive belt and a two sided tool post in place of the single sided one in the photos
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Depending on what you want to use it for it, it looks like it would be ok for repairs. I also had to think about this subject recently. I just purchased another Lathe for my shop.

I purchased a Porper B Lathe, because, first it comes completely set-up, with everything a Taper Bar, Robi Router, and all other attachments needed serve my purpose. Nothing against Unique products, Hightower, or any other portable lathe maker. For the extra $1000 I took the Porper hands down, and trust me I have owned a Porper Repair Lathe for around two years, and while the equipment is not set-up for it you can build conversion cues with no problem. Last their service after the sale has also been very good.

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zn418 said:
I am looking to purchase this lathe. Would this be a good investment? And what would you price this lathe at. Please share your opinions.

Condition: New. This is a specially set-up and modified Micro Lathe II, that does a great job on tips, ferrules, shaft cleaning, sanding, tenoning, refinishing and handles house cues with no problem. It is simple, fast and works great! It is New and has been assembled, checked and tested only. I built one of these for myself and sold it when I purchased a larger lathe. I received so many requests and inquiries that I decided to build more. It was originally built to do only tips and ferrules, but as you can see from the photos it is versatile, with the reversible headstock and foot operated control., a bearing steady rest for shafts and a cloth lined steady rest for house cues. You are bidding on the complete lathe with reversible headstock and a 110 - 120 volt,100 watt, 0.5 amp motor with foot control, including pulleys and three jaw self centering chuck, chuck wrenches, both steady rests, one bearing steady rest for shafts and standard one for house cues (they're functional - not pretty), two cutting bits, plastic shaft collet, one set of 5/16 x 18 joint protectors for holding butts and shafts, three Allen wrenches and a couple extra screws and nuts for the lathe plus an extra set of brushes for the motor, everything except the baseboard. I am now including a heavy duty drive belt and a two sided tool post in place of the single sided one in the photos
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IIRC - this was on eBay a few(?) months ago

fair price? I would decline to judge how much it is worth to put together.
BTW this is an off the shelf unit from a standard suplier,
with a few modifications.

if all you EVER want to do is tips and ferrules, polish shafts, and wrap
cues, this setup should work fine
But so will a Chinise mini 7x10 you can snag off Amazon for $399

Chris Hightower(cueman) builds and sells lathes based on exactly
the same Micro that can be upgraded(?) to build cues from scratch
if you think you might ever want to
<std disclaimer: no affiliation with Chris, don't even own one of his lathes>

Dale Pierce
 
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Really for now just need a good way to do simple repairs. I have looked at other lathes in the 1500-2000 range and I dont feel I need this yet. I live in paris Tn and there is not a real big demand for billiards yet! I have been installing tips and cleaning shafts but just looking for a lathe that will make this process faster and hopefully will lead to bigger and better things.
 
A friend of mine purchased on from ebay about a year ago. The taig lathe is standard, runs about $185, 3 jaw chuck runs about $68, pullys about another $20. The motor is a sewing machine motor with a thin metal bracket holding it to the headstock rather flimsy set up, would be better flush mounted to the baseboard. Motor will set you back about $25-$35 used at any sewing center. Foot peddle runs about $25 new from same. Base board not included but easy to make from plywood, same for the brackets. It worked, but not enough power to wrap a cue or do any sanding, but could replace tips with it. Best to opt for the marathon motor that you can get with the taig to do anything other than tips, comes with a better belt also. Add all that up and add a bit for wood and felt and you have the price of the unit.
Kenny
 
zn418 said:
Really for now just need a good way to do simple repairs. I have looked at other lathes in the 1500-2000 range and I dont feel I need this yet. I live in paris Tn and there is not a real big demand for billiards yet! I have been installing tips and cleaning shafts but just looking for a lathe that will make this process faster and hopefully will lead to bigger and better things.
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A few people have purchased that lathe off of ebay and then came to me and spent between $300 and $800 to make it do what they wanted to do.
Chris
www.cuesmith.com
www.internationalcuemakers.com
 
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