I've found a lathe coming up for sale locally to me that has caught my attention. A little old but it would be almost perfect for what I want to do.
I have posted a question in the siemens forum about the controller and am posting here as to the machine itself.
Although it is a gang tool machine presently it has a power chuck on it which by the pics appears to be drawbar actuated and not drawtube.
My intended use would be barfeeding and a collet chuck.
Is my assumption that the drawbar could be switched to a drawtube correct?
I can't see running a gang tool lathe as a chucker very productive in most cases.
To those who have owned them, were you happy with the machine? Anything to check for on inspection?