09-05-2014, 08:13 PM
(09-05-2014, 07:46 PM)12345678910 Wrote: Those links you have shown, those have no quick change gear box.
Plastic gears that tend to break, other things too
I would tend to at least go bigger
http://www.grizzly.com/products/9-x-19-B...athe/G4000
It's true new chineze is worse than old good stuff..
I have to disagree with this opinion. I've had both a 9x20 and a 7x10, which I still have. The 9x20 has a weaker cross slide design than the 7x10. I really did hate that 9x20 despite lots of people having them and liking them. I've abused my 7x10, not intentionally, and have never broken a gear yet and I've had the lathe for more than 10 years.
I would go with one of the 8x14 lathes, probably the Lathemaster since opinions seem to say it's the best of the bunch.
Ed