Friday, August 5, 2011

This useful Shop Fox M1112 12-Inch by 36-Inch Gunsmithing Lathe

Shop Fox M1112

Very nice machine for the money. More complete than most lathes it's size and fairly solid. Seems well put together and fit and finish are good as you can expect for a Chinese machine. Plan on having a hoist or forklift to move and set up the machine. It is way too heavy to be man handled into place. Pay the extra for lift gate service unless you have a forklift or loading dock to unload it. It weighs over 1300 lbs crated. Have shims available or buy leveling screws. The odds of the cast iron basses sitting flat on the average concrete floor is not good. Bolt hole size in the base is 5/8".Cons, Cross feed screw is ... Even if you are not a gunsmith, you'll appreciate all the precision and features this lathe offers. Other features include a heavy-duty Shop Fox M1112 vibration dampening Shop Fox M1112 cast iron stand, ball bearing tipped follow rest and steady rest, and a tailstock that can be tightened Shop Fox M1112 with a torque wrench to maintain precision chuck-to-tailstock alignment every time the tailstock is locked down This superb gearhead lathe is in the bull's eye with its high-tolerance bearings, D1-5 camlock spindle, outboard spindle bore supports, quick change gearbox, induction-hardened bed ways, and its extra fine longitudinal feed rate of 0.0011"/r and cross feed rate of 0.0004"/r Halogen work light, coolant system, ball bearing steady and follow rests, quick-change tool post included Cast iron stand with extended base, cast aluminum gear cover, ground gears and high precision bearings, Shop Fox M1112 hardened and bround V-ways ... »» Read more...

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