Smithy lathe review. Adjustment is quick and easy like turning up the volume on a radio. Variable speed drive with infinitely variable speeds. Check out this video and others on our website. The biggest workpiece i see using anytime soon would be about 6 diameter though and that would be rarely done and likely in aluminum.
Smithy 1340 max first review after having the smithy for nearly two months i want to share with everyone the things i like and dis like about the machine. Walk around of mi 409mz. The smithy cb1220xl review a compact combination lathe mill drill. Manual grizzly lathe smithy milling machine lathe mill combo a lathe is a machine used to shape metal wood or other materials using a rotating drive.
The smithy 1220 xl lathe mill drill. The primary reason was the fact that they have financing. It comes with more lathe tooling which is a plus for me but obviously the smithy includes a mill and a slightly larger swing. The design sold by smithy was developed in the 1980s and quickly became popular because the emco meier design had four disadvantages.
1 much smaller milling capacity 2 the mill cant be moved out of the way when you want to use the lathe like you can with a smithy combo 3 the lathe turning cross feed capacity is limited because the mill head interfers with the travel of the work table. But many bench tool buyers know of smithys reputation for machine quality and after sales support. While smithy is known as the developer of bench top combo machines not everyone finds a combo machine that will fit their application. Smithy lathe review guide.
Smithy 170 aprill drive ann arbor michigan 48103 rated 47 based on 9 reviews i have had the smithy midas 1220 for 13 years and all i have done is. Not a combo machine. Increases operation efficiency and safety. Lathes are used to cut sand knurl drill or deform the materials using tools that are fixed to its rotating work piece.
Upton april 15 2001. I bought a smithy but i got the bz 239 lathe.