08-20-2012, 01:04 PM
Well, this is the lathe I have paid for it but it hasn't been delivered yet. I bought it from a member of Weapons Guild that said he has had it for 20+ years and is the second owner. It fits the bill for me quite nicely as it is small enough to be moved by two young men, maybe three (I'm in the Army and most of my coworkers are in pretty good shape lol). It should also work just fine for gunsmithing and light hobby machine duties that I might throw at it. I already have more plans for it than I have any idea how long it will take to finish 
I figure that after my enlistment is up I will probably get a "real" machine. I have been drooling over the Smithy I-MAX 1340 for quite a while. It's just too big for me right now and I paid less than half the price of that one for this lathe. I have no idea what most of the tools are in the box but the thing looks virtually new. My dad used a Craftsman/Atlas when he was a foreman at the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Tucson, Az years ago. I will try to glean all the knowledge I can from him and then use the heck out of my online info sources 
Without further ado:
I figure that after my enlistment is up I will probably get a "real" machine. I have been drooling over the Smithy I-MAX 1340 for quite a while. It's just too big for me right now and I paid less than half the price of that one for this lathe. I have no idea what most of the tools are in the box but the thing looks virtually new. My dad used a Craftsman/Atlas when he was a foreman at the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Tucson, Az years ago. I will try to glean all the knowledge I can from him and then use the heck out of my online info sources Without further ado:
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