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Gazz292:
Recently joined this board, and got some great advise about getting my first mini lathe,

Was origionaly looking at the sieg C3 and it's brothers, but i was told about the real bull CJ18, as being a little better put together, and a little cheaper, plus a 4 inch chuck included and a decent sized back plate,

i was all ready to sell a few more items on ebay to get the last 75 squids needed to get a CJ18 from that bloke down in laaandahhn, when i spotted a second hand one on ebay that had just been put on,

A few minutes umm-ing and ahhh-ing, and i decided to take a punt, and have bought this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/110653275767

Checked the blokes history on ebay, he bought it new from that laaandahhn place in july '09, so it's about a year and a half old (dont take my word on that, maths is not my strong point)
says he's used it half a dozen times to do a moddeling project, it looks pretty good in the photo's (another mini-lathe i saw on ebay claimed he'd only used it once for polishing, shame the photo's showed a drill but in the tailstock, a cutter in the tool post and tons of swarf all over the bed)

i've got about 75 quid left to buy some accessories for it now, it comes with some cutting tools, a centre drill, tailstock chuck, halogen lamp and safety glasses, so i don't need to rush out and get things, just a few lumps of metal to turn into swarf (nice chunk of magnesium would be nice, for the effect when i chuck the chips in the incinerator :) but i only have a powder extinguisher in the garage, so i'd best not cut mag. for now.

Anyway, it seems like it'll fit in the boot of the smart, if it dosent, i can put it on the passengers seat, and my GF can sit in the boot  :whip: lol

It'll be a little while till i use it, i have to clean the garage out properly, build a nice strong workbench for it, then i'll be stripping it down and checking it over as if it was a new one, just hope the last owner did that, and the bearings arent buggered from casting sand making it's way into them or stuff like that,

j45on:
looks like a very tidy bargain well done  :thumbup:
I only find second hand bargains right after I have bought a new one :palm:

bigmini:
That's a pretty good deal. I got my slightly bigger lathe brand new late last year. I'm still mainly using it to make arbors and tools to use with the lathe itself. It generates its own projects as well as the means to complete them  :ddb:.

Here's hoping to see pics when you get it up and running.

andyf:
Nice one, Gazz  :thumbup: . Your link only pops up for a second before the "listing has ended" notice appeared, but a bit of fast fingerwork to get a screenshot shows a very tidy looking machine, with the 4" chuck. Good price; I'm surprised there weren't other bidders.

The "tool in the toolpost" has a bright blue painted shank, so could be one of the Chinese affairs with a brazed-on carbide tip. You may find that it gives disappointing results before the tip falls off, and that you want to spend some of the £££ you have saved on something better.

Happy turning!

Andy
  

Gazz292:
ahhh. nuts, thought i was being clever by shortening the ebay auction code thingy,
http://tinyurl.com/6cyg23s does that one work? tiny url'd the full address.

I figured the tools wouldent be of great quality, but better than the tools i'd have got with the lathe had i bought it new.. i.e. none at all,
i want to learn how to grind my own tools, need to fetch my bench grinder from my parents, then get some decent wheels for it and make/buy a grinding jig and decent rest,

The 'halogen work light' is just a cheapie low voltage bedside lamp i've seen, but i'm sure i can make it into something better, make a new head out of alli tube, a paralell bar arm thing... where you move it to any position and it stays put, like on me lighted magnifier i have at my solder station,

i got it on a buy it now, it had been up for a very short time when i spotted it, so i thought hard and fast, and decided to go for it before anyone else got it.

Think the first item i buy with the 'spare cash' will be a dti and stand, i have a dial gauge, but i cut the mounting bracket off as i got it to time the injection pump up on engines, thus i use a threaded bush type holder in the back of the pump, but from what i have read, a lever type dti is better.

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