Cuemaker's Lathe

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I am looking for a used cue lathe. Does anyone have one that they are willing to sell?? Any suggestions on which lathe to look at. I know Hightower puts out a great product, but I don't think I can afford the Deluxe cuesmith. At least not a brand new one. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
 
What are your plans for the lathe?

The Deluxe Cuesmith would be an excellent choice for your first "cuemaking" lathe, but you didn't elaborate on what your plans are for the lathe. Are you actually planning on building cues or just doing repair work? I can relate to working on a short budget and you can get started in repairs for less money than the Deluxe. I personally started with Chris's Mid-Size Cuesmith. It is a great machine for a variety of repairs!

Once I decided that I wanted to "build" cues, I made my own modifications to the Mid-Size to make it a "cuemaking" lathe.
 
Good advice.

Bill The Cat has offered some very, very good advice. Develope a very clear picture of exactly what you want a machine to do. I would recommend that you continue to do what you have done here ... Ask questions... of everyone you can, who is already it the business? There are a lot of very good machines available. Happy hunting!! :smile:
 
I'm looking to learn cue repair and eventually start to build cues. Would it be possible to buy a hightower product and upgrade it later???
 
mdbarboxplayer said:
I'm looking to learn cue repair and eventually start to build cues. Would it be possible to buy a hightower product and upgrade it later???
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Get the best Hightower you can afford. It will have a good re-sell value if you decide to upgrade. If it where me I would start with the Deluxe and upgrade from there. I still have mine and will not get rid of it. By the way, I found my deluxe in a pawn shop. They didn't know what they had. I talked them down to $125 out the door. If you decide to build cues you will always need extra lathes. The setup time for each step is what kills you on time.

Jim.
 
Mc2 said:
Get the best Hightower you can afford. It will have a good re-sell value if you decide to upgrade. If it where me I would start with the Deluxe and upgrade from there. I still have mine and will not get rid of it. By the way, I found my deluxe in a pawn shop. They didn't know what they had. I talked them down to $125 out the door. If you decide to build cues you will always need extra lathes. The setup time for each step is what kills you on time.

Jim.
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:eek: I can't believe.....
 
Mc2 said:
Get the best Hightower you can afford. It will have a good re-sell value if you decide to upgrade. If it where me I would start with the Deluxe and upgrade from there. I still have mine and will not get rid of it. By the way, I found my deluxe in a pawn shop. They didn't know what they had. I talked them down to $125 out the door. If you decide to build cues you will always need extra lathes. The setup time for each step is what kills you on time.

Jim.
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Man you got robbed! But I tell you what, I feel bad for you and I'll let you double your money right now! $250, and I'll even pay for the shipping. ;)

That's just a great deal right there. :thumbup:
 
shakes said:
Man you got robbed! But I tell you what, I feel bad for you and I'll let you double your money right now! $250, and I'll even pay for the shipping. ;)

That's just a great deal right there. :thumbup:
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Ok, to be fair the lathe was missing the taper bar and the nice oak box that Chris provides. The headstock, tailstock, motor, and bed where together. Still for $125 out the door. It don't get better than that.

Point being I will not part with it as I can use for one operation and not tear it down. I also have used it's headstock on my storm cnc for just indexing.

Jim.
 
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