A new small lathe on ebay from China.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

It's a basically a cut-down copy of one of a UNIMAT 1:

Neil

[Deleted AccountParticipant @deletedaccount69088]

I think I went through this stage of trying to buy a new chinese lathe with the hope that it at least cuts out the possibility of buying a worn lemon.

But at 15KG!

The trouble is a new lemon is just as useless.

Anyway I decided to buy an ex school Colchester that was well looked after. It took nearly 2 years to find but was worth it.

My advise would be to avoid this.

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

Headstock speed 20,000RPM – could you use the headstock as a basis for a tool post grinder and there would be a small chucked in as well. Perhaps the tailstock could be used for something ??? At that price, it gets you thinking.
BobH

[pgk pgkParticipant @pgkpgk17461]

Posted by Speedy Builder5 on 12/11/2015 11:11:18:

Headstock speed 20,000RPM – could you use the headstock as a basis for a tool post grinder and there would be a small chucked in as well. Perhaps the tailstock could be used for something ??? At that price, it gets you thinking.
BobH

Add the cross slde as the basis for a vertical slide, the tailstock as part of an indexing system and some leftover usful bits…?

[Michael BriggsParticipant @michaelbriggs82422]

Following on from the recent thread on choice of drawing instruments, you might be able to use it to sharpen your pencil but 6 watts of power might be a bit low on torque.

Michael

Edited By Michael Briggs on 12/11/2015 12:17:13

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