Uilleann pipe making lathe

[MisterTed]

Hi all,

I plan to do some instrument making when I retire and will buy a lathe with my severance pay. In the UK, Myford ML7s, Boxfords and in US, South Bend lathes seem to be all the rage. I am not sure why nobody buys a new lathe, the prices are more-or-less equivalent now? I don't have an engineering background

I saw this one and wondered if I was missing something? Myford posts are full of people having to mill the thing flat, lack of digital readouts, gear problems, chuck problems, tool-post problems etc etc.

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/cl500m- ... ill-drill/

Would this do the trick? It's very shiny..

Ted

[make_fast]

Might ask on the Bagpipe Makers Facebook group as well.

[Tunborough]

I saw this one and wondered if I was missing something? Myford posts are full of people having to mill the thing flat, lack of digital readouts, gear problems, chuck problems, tool-post problems etc etc.

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/cl500m- ... ill-drill/

Would this do the trick? It's very shiny..

I think you're out of luck with that particular model:

Sorry, this product has now been discontinued

[Peter Duggan]

I think you're out of luck with that particular model:

Sorry, this product has now been discontinued

It's also a metalworking lathe; is that really what you want?

(Yes, so is the Myford you mention, but just asking.)

[rorybbellows]

Those generic Chinese imported lathes are fine, its like any other tool its how you use it that matters. You can turn wood on a metal lathe but not the other way round.
RORY

[myrddinemrys]

Nothing wrong with getting a new one, especially if you can get into a DRO and other useful things that will help you hit the ground running. Getting an old one has the benefit of jumping in at a lower cost (my 1940s Atlas was free), but you have the drawbacks of dealing with its own quirks, such as worn out ways and missing components. Research, be wise about what you are purchasing, and buy once.