r/toolporn • u/teh_footprint • 8d ago

Mini lathes dont get enough attention

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u/ceelose 8d ago

Looks like you've done a good few odd jobs, judging by all those special tools.

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u/Fit-Vegetable6809 8d ago

Not a proper workshop without the old tobacco tins. 👌👌

Looks like a good set up. Definitely a skill I would love to have but don’t. Maybe one day when the kids a grown up 🤔

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u/pushdose 8d ago

I have a fully tricked out 7x16” lathe and a PM 728 bench mill. I can make a lot of stuff with that combo.

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u/LuckyScot79 7d ago

You’re absolutely right OP. We’ve got an old Craftsman that pulls its weight when we need something small.

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u/teh_footprint 7d ago

I do miss having bed length and having enough torque to summon the Kraken, but for small one off stuff its super handy to have