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Originally Posted by hardtimes
Hey George,
Your skills and creations are amazing...to me !
Timely subject this is. Today, I went to help an older timer with one of his projects.
He is a former aircraft machinist and marine. He makes small parts while I watch at times. He makes it seem so simple.
Well, today, I made my first part ever on one of his large lathes ! Wow, fit perfect. He stood by and verbally guided blind hands to success. First he went thru a litany of the machine part names/nomenclature(?).
This guy builds almost everything that he needs for a car, very custom.
He smiles as I tell him of the crude tools/methods that I use to make something and/or something to fit something i.e.- grinder/vise/hand tools.
Wonder if I need to get a lathe now !!!
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My answer is yes you need a lathe. There is not much you can not do on a lathe.
make sure you get a 4 jaw chuck, that is what I use most of the time.