On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:40:10 -0500, amdx wrote:

On 4/14/2020 12:13 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:03:30 -0500, amdx wrote:

On 4/13/2020 3:34 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Mon, 13 Apr 2020 09:27:29 -0700 (PDT), speff
wrote:

On Sunday, 12 April 2020 14:51:38 UTC-4, amdx wrote:
Hi all,
I had a Harbor freight lathe that I bought used.
While I got some utility from it, it was rusted after a hurricane
damaged my shed roof. I sold it cheap letting someone else do the clean up.
So, I want another lathe, I don't want anther HF unit, not even sure I
want one of the larger Grizzly Lathes. Might be convinced though.
I have looked at Bolton Lathes and they interest me, But I'm really
stretching what I want to spend at $2,000 by the time I buy some
accessories.
I have looked for a used lathe, but I don't want to start with
other people problems.
Any suggestions what to look at?

Mikek

Maybe smaller than you have in mind, but I'm pretty happy with my Grizzly G0602, decent quality and has done most I needed to do so far. I added a live center (like this one, but MT3 https://i.imgur.com/6TBDxh7.png) and a bunch of other tooling including an AXA quick change tool post and carbide insert tooling. Even got some CBN inserts last year that I've not tried out yet.

25mm is listed as the spindle bore, but mine will take 1" (25.4) easy.

What's THAT say about Chinese precision, eh??
I suppose that allows for tolerance of 500 thou - at worst case 1 "
will fit? BG

I don't think that so much reflects on precision, as it does an
accommodation to the American market and Imperial units.
Mikek
Ya didn't see the Big Grin at the end eh???

I didn't, but there is a bit of truth in questioning precision on many
Chinese products.

Several home machinist friends talk about having bought a partly
assembled lathe kit, or a partly assembled milling machine kit. When
they got them home they dissassembled them, did remedial machining and
fitting, then did final re-assembly. Had pretty decent machines when
they were done