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Old 29th Oct 2020, 11:39 am   #11
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Default Re: Modeller's lathe?

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Originally Posted by mark_in_manc View Post
Peter's 2nd suggestion is very good value for a new machine. I think (though I could be, and often am, wrong ) is that there is no 'back-gear' on these, so for slow speeds you are relying on running the motor slowly, which means not much torque at all for big jobs. Also some of these have plastic change-gears, which won't stand much abuse.
The plastic gears are for screwcutting so do not get much use on mine.
There is a mechanical speed change, the lever is at the back and selects High or Low, after that its the electronic motor speed control.

Some reviewers say that you should strip a new one down, clear out any remaining manufacturing swarf, grease it and set it up before using.
I bought mine second hand and the previous owner had done just that, it runs well.

Peter
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