You could raise everything up with the riser blocks so the spring loaded taper bar cross-slide would work, but then when you mount the taper bar you lose the ability to move the headstock up and down the bed as the taper bars would be in the way. So yes you could set it up to taper and lose the ability to do half of your other operations. If you start adding a bed extension to the left side and so one you will close the gap on price to within few hundered $$ and not have as nice of a lathe. It would cost over $1000 to add everything to the $1395 package to make it a full blown tapering lathe like the deluxe and still has a small spindle bore.Cue Crazy said:Chris just curious, But why can't the midsize be setup with taper bars? Does It have to do with the center height and spring loading the slide, since you can't stack 2 slides like the deluxe, and would'nt be able to dial in the depth, If you only used the one that was spring loaded? If so could risers for the headstock and tailstock solve the problem, and bring the center up where it needs to be?
BTW to the poster, I also have a deluxe, and It will more then handle most repair work & can build cues as well. A little more money maybe, so depends on what someone wants to spend, but they are a great versatile lathe for a small shop, and you would not be as limited on repairs as some cuelathes that are strickly for tips and such.
I try not to bother Chris anymore unless I have to, or I'm ordering, now that I've learned most of the ropes with these machines, but there was a time where I emailed him more then most could stand for, and He took alot of time out to explain and help Me. I aggree with the other poster, He definatly went beyond customer service, and even helped me with My own ideas, and supplying his thoughts & a few parts to me, when he could have just tried to sell me something of his instead to do the same job. He's a straight shooter and standup guy from what I have seen, and will work with you in just about whatever way you decide to go. Buying a lathe from him was the best thing I could have done, because I gained so much more then just the equipment.
I tipped and cleaned shafts with minimal tools for many years before meeting up with him, and afterwards It started me off in a whole new direction, taking me to a whole other level in what all work I could handle and take on Myself. I use to always get people wanting me to do what seemed like major repairs at the times when I only did tips & shafts. Now there's very little in repair work that comes My way & I can't handle, unless I decide not to for some reason. Alot of people here have alot to do with what level I'm at now also, but back then he had alot of patients, and took the time to answer most all of My questions no matter how dumb they must have sounded at the timeGood Luck with the repair work.
Greg
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