[Ron111]

It arrives, a LatheMaster 9 X 30, and is ready to enter the world of CNC. I begin immediately converting this lathe to CNC, for a friend, but already, I wish it were mine!!! This is really a nice lathe and will make a good project. The shipping weight is around 370lbs. and we had to use a tractor and trailer to get it to the shop, because of the recent rain fall and the low path to the shop.

The first step is to uncrate, and setup the lathe on the steady bench and give it a good cleaning to remove all of the protective grease, so this is what she looks like.


My last cnc project was the Harbor Freight 9 X 20, but I will assure you that this 9 X 30 lathe is a lot beefier, as far as the cross slide ways and the table than the 9 X 20. Don’t get me wrong, the 9 X 20 makes a good cnc machine.)