Troop of Shewe  | 18 Sep 2009 9:05 a.m. PST |
Apart from lurking on ebay, anybody got any recommendations, all seem v pricey. FWIW i plan to "dabble" and turn my own gun barrels, wheels and the like. n |
| Phil Hendry | 18 Sep 2009 10:19 a.m. PST |
The Peatol Micro-Lathe. I've owned, and used, one for nearly 25 years. Superb little piece of kit. A proper lathe (no plasticy bits!), but made small! peatol.com |
| Troop of Shewe | 18 Sep 2009 11:08 a.m. PST |
thats excellent, many thanks Phil. |
| The Black Tower | 18 Sep 2009 12:36 p.m. PST |
Emco Unimat sl or 3
costs about £100.00 GBP on Ebay What size objects do you want to turn? length diameter? |
| Troop of Shewe | 18 Sep 2009 1:17 p.m. PST |
relatively small, 1/56 guns barrels and wheels. |
| MechanicalHorizon | 18 Sep 2009 3:22 p.m. PST |
Have you tried Micro Mark yet? They have a great lathe for sale, I plan on getting one of these with my next paycheck. link |
| Phil Hendry | 18 Sep 2009 3:24 p.m. PST |
The Peatol will do that just fine – I used to do work for Accurate Armour, turning 1/35 scale ammo and stuff like that – including stuff like shells for Rarden cannon, which were less than 1mm in diameter. It handled it fine. It's actually quite fun, and instructive, to buy it in kit form, rather than ready made. Once you've assembled it, and lapped in all the parts (not difficult!), you *really* know what makes the beast tick. And then it's just a matter of learning to use it well. There is a small community on the web too, who share ways to modify it, and add things to it to make it work in ways it wasn't designed for. |
| The Black Tower | 18 Sep 2009 11:34 p.m. PST |
All good recomendations in fact most lathes will do what you want. |
| shaun from s and s models | 19 Sep 2009 10:42 a.m. PST |
neil,
you are welcome to come around and see my new lathe and see if its what you are after.
shaun |
| Troop of Shewe | 19 Sep 2009 11:36 a.m. PST |
can i take it home though shaun, need it for the same reasons you do -lol- |
