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Small Lathe < 10x22

gerritv said:
I have a King KC1022, very similar to the Grizzly G0602.

-I replaced the motor with a DC treadmill motor. This gains variable speed, no more belt changes.
-I replaced the compound with solid tool post. This gains much deeper cuts and parting off at >500 rpm
-Properly preload the spindle, removes chatter (someone had been at my spindle adjustment before me)
-Added a 5C collet chuck, a joy working with round stock now. You can remove a part, flip it over and still run true. Bought an inferial set of collets, then added metric ones as needed from KBC Tools.ca
-Added DRO's

Overall a solid base to work from. You can buy these new in Canada from King, KBC Tools and a similar one from BusyBee. Unless the Canadian $ goes to par, buying in the US is generally not worth it.

Gerrit
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If that's what you guys call tuning. Then I'm 100% on board. Been there done most of that. No bearing adjustments or motor replacements though. Dro in process.

LOVE my 5C Collet Chuck. It's the only one that lives on my lathe more than on the shelf.

Thanks for the info.
 
I didn’t know if you saw this. My son lives in Cloverdale, I’ve already asked him to see if he can buy it. If you want it, great, it’s yours for the same price. FYI this style of lathe is usable but not great, the mill is close to useless but for $400 it’s a steal even to re-sell
 
whydontu said:
I didn’t know if you saw this. My son lives in Cloverdale, I’ve already asked him to see if he can buy it. If you want it, great, it’s yours for the same price. FYI this style of lathe is usable but not great, the mill is close to useless but for $400 it’s a steal even to re-sell
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I don't want to take it from your son, it's all good, you saw it first. The mill I don't need, already have what appears to be the same but standalone.
 
Sorry, wasn’t clear. I’m trying to buy it whether you want it or not. You get first dibs if you want it.
 
I don’t want to high jack a thread, but my BIL has expressed an interest in a metal lathe. He asked me to keep my eye out, in Eastern Ontario, for a good deal on a midsize lathe. Not a project lathe, he’s a beginner that just wants to learn some basic turning. We just missed a good deal on Craftex 10x22 for $1500.
 
darrin1200 said:
I don’t want to high jack a thread, but my BIL has expressed an interest in a metal lathe. He asked me to keep my eye out, in Eastern Ontario, for a good deal on a midsize lathe. Not a project lathe, he’s a beginner that just wants to learn some basic turning. We just missed a good deal on Craftex 10x22 for $1500.
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I just saw the King 10x22 and determined that it's too big for me to deal with. I guess the biggest lesson so far I've learned is getting a feel for the size of what you want, can fit, and need. I don't know what I need, I just want to mess around. I do know I want all the features that big lathes have because I like levers and dials and buttons to play with. However I just don't want something that is hard to move, takes up too much precious space, is too heavy for basic stands.

I'm now looking at 9x20 and below.
 
darrin1200 said:
I don’t want to high jack a thread, but my BIL has expressed an interest in a metal lathe. He asked me to keep my eye out, in Eastern Ontario, for a good deal on a midsize lathe. Not a project lathe, he’s a beginner that just wants to learn some basic turning. We just missed a good deal on Craftex 10x22 for $1500.
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@darrin1200 I don't know if you saw this one a bit of a drive but might be worth a look.

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Yeah that super 7 was such a great deal - it sold in ON for half the price in AB. If I had better connections I would ship it to AB for like $500 and make a killing re-selling it. BC is a bit cheaper then AB but not by much.
 
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