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Rudeboy

Rudeboy

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Hey everyone, I stumbled across this forum while searching up some specs on a lathe I was looking at and found some valuable info in here. I recently started a business making parts and widening wheels for 70s-80s Japanese cars but have been back yard fabricating and machining things for about a decade. Not sure what I should share but here’s a few photos of some recent things I’ve done. I should add I’m looking to upgrade my lathe to something a little bigger that can spin up to 16” but hopefully something that doesn’t have a huge footprint as I’m not turning much length. Also on the hunt for a little bench top mill. AA36F7D9-E6BE-4A63-890E-FECFE574E806.jpeg 549E0402-F5E9-44B4-A23B-CE516E17B13D.jpeg C12C8135-0B22-49B2-994E-08EA61402F26.jpeg 6BA007AE-FFB1-461C-85D6-1D65F388963A.jpeg
 
DPittman

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Welcome from deep Southern Alberta! I guess evetbody has different standards/oponions but in my opinion any 16" lathe ain't going have a small footprint.:)
 
Rudeboy

Rudeboy

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They do exist although the only one I’ve seen was in japan, my friend over there has an 18” lathe that’s only 5’ or so long. I think I can make space for something around 8’ maybe 10 if I can find new homes for some other tools
 
Susquatch

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Welcome from Ontario Farm Country.

5ft is NOT short! Certainly 10 or 12ft is not!

You should be able to find what you want.

The average 14" is 40 inches long. They are pretty common. You sure you need a 16" throw?
 
Rudeboy

Rudeboy

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i need the 16” throw to be able to be able to spin a 14” wheel which measures around 15.5 overall. I widen 13 and 14” wheels so I need to be able to cut off the outer rims. I could probably get away without a huge Chuck if I had really long jaws. Aside from the wheels Id mainly just use the lathe to machine bushings and other small parts. I made an attatchment to mount a grinder to the tire machine but I want to get away from that in favour of something less scary and more precise. E1BA4F4A-D46F-48D8-8721-10B483A846ED.jpeg 9CB02FDA-A35C-49B9-87C6-A608A06E651F.jpeg 679915DE-C376-4D88-846B-A05CEC5E6ACE.jpeg 1B478547-E90E-48BC-B974-145089123E17.jpeg 2AE1F20D-8FCB-42ED-9857-2083EC27A809.jpeg
 
Rudeboy

Rudeboy

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I found this little craftex combo unit which seems a little cheesy and the price also seems out of line but this might be enough to fit my needs. I’m unsure on the terminology on the spec sheet but it seems like it’s either able to spin 16” or 20” with a fairly small footprint. And would tick the box for a small bench top mill as well.


Might bring some wheels over and check it out.
 
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