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Lathe question
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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 1060456" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>When we were starting out we were taking machine shop classes at the community college. On open lab nights we were fitting muzzle brakes and bolt handles at school. Unless I was doing it for a living you can have a lifetime supply of custom rifles built for what it's going to cost to get to the point to do the first one. JGS reamers are $200 and $100 for the gauge. There is one barrel job. A Starrett .0001" indicator is $350. There is another barrel job. A reamer holder is another $250 and a bucket of cutting oil is $150. There is another. How many barrels could you have fitted for what that lathe is going to cost. When a lathe is not in use it still must be kept warm and cared for or it will start rusting. It's like buying a horse. If I wasn't doing it for a living I could never justify it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 1060456, member: 1290"] When we were starting out we were taking machine shop classes at the community college. On open lab nights we were fitting muzzle brakes and bolt handles at school. Unless I was doing it for a living you can have a lifetime supply of custom rifles built for what it's going to cost to get to the point to do the first one. JGS reamers are $200 and $100 for the gauge. There is one barrel job. A Starrett .0001" indicator is $350. There is another barrel job. A reamer holder is another $250 and a bucket of cutting oil is $150. There is another. How many barrels could you have fitted for what that lathe is going to cost. When a lathe is not in use it still must be kept warm and cared for or it will start rusting. It's like buying a horse. If I wasn't doing it for a living I could never justify it. [/QUOTE]
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