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Hello from Vancouver

Welcome from across the straight in Campbell River!

It might take some time, but the hunt is half the fun! Check often. Good deals tend to go fast.
 
Susquatch said:
That makes sense. Adding the ish led me to read it as one or the other not combined to be 12 x 30. I agree with your take on it.

Ya, Canadians are notoriously metrologically bilingual. I'm prolly as bad as the worst of them. I was born and educated in imperial. So that's my native tongue. I still can't think in metric. I think in imperial. But I freely translate back N forth from one dialect to the other.
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I enjoy the Metric - Imperial banter I see on various UTube channels . . . I once saw a metric numeral STATED in "Farthings" which IIRC, is a Sixth of one mile (???) for Horse Racing.... it was like this:

2.35mm OR 0.0000000013 FARTHINGS, (I created that Farthing Number, for analogy) . . .

There are a "few" Super Machinists who banter thata way , and a few who are used as a "friendly Pick on them", Stephen in Germany is one who is spoken of as he ACTUALLY works metrics to 0.000X mm, but he is a VERY ADVANCED MACHINIST.

Still when a person in New Zealand, speaks of "Stephen", everyone Knows who they are refering to. Stephen also uses Imperial when needed BUT I think for his work he is out to Hundred Thousandths ! ! ! REALLY!

me, I can do repeated BRASS to 1/2 a thou, 0.0005 inches with my TAIG.

That is 1/20 the thickness of a Frog's EYE LASH . . . :-)

philip, from the Great Pacific NorthWET, Oregon Division, USA
 
gjestico said:
Hi there. I am looking to build a little machine shop in my shed. I have machining experience, And am looking for a 12 ish by 30 ish lathe to start. Thanks for the forum.
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Welcome back from Vancouver.
I bought my used 13x40 in Langley Township, 17 months ago after about 9 months of watching marketplace etc. Be patient and avoid the rusty worn out ones. As you're looking, formulate a plan for moving something that is both top heavy and heavy. I think I still have the name of someone in East Van with a hiab, skates and flatbed, who has moved machine shops. Alternatively a tow truck makes a good mobile crane. Sorry I don't know of any lathes for sale right now.
 
Welcome to the forum from Burlington :-)
I bought a new mill 2 years ago. No regrets. From a supplier that actually offers some support & service (Modern Tool)
I bought a used lathe - it is fine but has issues
I prefer new. No surprises, but you pay for that comfort level. Sometimes new comes with issues but are or should be easier to fix..
If you get lucky - used can be awesome - or not.
 
welcome from Kelowna!
I'll keep an eye out this-a-way as well for you...once in a moon of blue a deal will pop up
If you find yourself in the Okanagan, feel free to drop by for coffee...
 
Good Luck, the BB, is one of the "branded names" of a well designed product, I have heard though, that as ALL product s today, it WILL need a bit of tuning!

As I sold my "branded name" of that over a decade ago, I am sure others will be there to help you with >>>those<<< details, I am doing ONLY micro lathes and mills now, due to limited space!

philip, from the Great Pacific NorthWET, Oregon Division, USA
 
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