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<blockquote data-quote="BillM" data-source="post: 3979103" data-attributes="member: 45785">Even if you have to get a mini-lathe, get a lathes. The 7x10&#039;s like mine weigh in at about 130 lbs. 7x12 is a bit heavier, and should handle 7&quot;x14&quot; material if you&#039;re counting center to center. Or look for an Atlas or Craftsman lathes. My Atlas TH42 counts as a 10x24 or thereabouts, and weighs about 267lbs.Other Atlas/Craftsman lathes can be up to 10 or 12x36, aren&#039;t a great deal heavier. They also can use any of the Morse Taper (MT) 3 and MT2 accessories the HF and similar 7x lathes can use. You can find import 7x14 &amp; 7x16 mini-lathes, too. Under about 175lbs. In heavier, and harder to move lathes, there are South Bend lathes from 9&quot;-24&quot;. I saw a SB 13&quot;x96&quot; (yeah, 8&#039; bed) for $1000 years ago, about when I had trouble scraping up the $269 my first lathes cost me. That same lathes is currently $739.99 if you&#039;re a HF Inside-Track member, or $779.99 normal price. Their 7x12 is $799.99. I&#039;d say the extra 2&quot; of bed length is worth $20. <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" />It will give you time to learn or relearn how to use a lathes while you&#039;re waiting for a better lathe to show up. Unless you already know what you&#039;re doing with a lathe, which, it turned out, I did not, 34 years after my first class.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BillM, post: 3979103, member: 45785"] Even if you have to get a mini-lathe, get a lathes. The 7x10's like mine weigh in at about 130 lbs. 7x12 is a bit heavier, and should handle 7"x14" material if you're counting center to center. Or look for an Atlas or Craftsman lathes. My Atlas TH42 counts as a 10x24 or thereabouts, and weighs about 267lbs.Other Atlas/Craftsman lathes can be up to 10 or 12x36, aren't a great deal heavier. They also can use any of the Morse Taper (MT) 3 and MT2 accessories the HF and similar 7x lathes can use. You can find import 7x14 & 7x16 mini-lathes, too. Under about 175lbs. In heavier, and harder to move lathes, there are South Bend lathes from 9"-24". I saw a SB 13"x96" (yeah, 8' bed) for $1000 years ago, about when I had trouble scraping up the $269 my first lathes cost me. That same lathes is currently $739.99 if you're a HF Inside-Track member, or $779.99 normal price. Their 7x12 is $799.99. I'd say the extra 2" of bed length is worth $20. :) It will give you time to learn or relearn how to use a lathes while you're waiting for a better lathe to show up. Unless you already know what you're doing with a lathe, which, it turned out, I did not, 34 years after my first class. [/QUOTE]

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