California, United States
Joined: October 21, 2007
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Posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 04:21 PM UTC
James Bella builds a
Lathe from PlusModel, a small resin accessory kit in 1/35.
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Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 11:36 PM UTC
Good review James. I did a model engineering course a couple of years ago and the workshop was full of big lathes like this.
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bill_c
Campaigns AdministratorNew Jersey, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 08:07 AM UTC
Nice review!
Would make a good addition to a bombed-out factory in Stalingrad dio.
United States
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Posted: Monday, June 14, 2010 - 12:02 PM UTC
I like it. I guess I'll have to get one.
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 02:41 AM UTC
A typical accessory for this type of lathe is a small cart with either raw or finished parts placed near it. The unit is often mounted on four concrete slabs, two under each "leg"
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