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I might check the casting under the tailstock. My son's had a bad, crumbly spot, that scratched his bed.
The gears in the apron, ride on steel shafts, with no way to really get oiled, even tho there...

If I were lookin, then heck yeah! It would have to have a lot wrong with it not to be worth that.
I have a cheap Shopmaster cnc lathe, and they go great together.
I use the Smithy for threading and...

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Hell, I got 2 hands and a light switch. It'll work for me.
Not as cool, but I plan to get one of those ATC, when Shopmaster gets em done. 👍

Was it the retrofit kit? I thought about getting the kit, but I dont think the mill would be any good, with it having to be locked down, but what about the lathe? Or did you get a cnc lathe from them?

Thanks for the reply. It's nice to know what they do.
I'll look into what you sugested. I'm not using the fourth axis.

Was it the retrofit kit? I thought about getting the kit, but I dont think the mill would be any good, with it having to be locked down, but what about the lathe? Or did you get a cnc lathe from them?

I've used a Smithy 3 in 1 at 2 places, for 8 years.
I learned on one at a roto molding plant, working as a sheet metal mold maker. Luckily it was company owned, and I made most of my mistakes on...

I was wanting to add a solenoid valve to turn on/off coolant.
The G540 manual says to use output ports 5 and 6, but they already go to the VFD.
Does anyone know what they are being used for, or how...