Munty Scruntfundle
Established Member
Hi there.
I'm thinking of upgrading from my current Axminster 305 to a chunkier machine in the spring, this one is great but I've started to push the limits of the motor's torque and sadly there isn't an easy way to upgrade just the motor.
Over the summer and autumn I built up a reasonable collection of chucks jaws and accessories, everything with a thread is 1x8. Of course nearly every new lathe coming out now is 33mm.
So my options are sell all the chucks I have and replace them, (I have asked if they can be changed, or the drive axle modified, there are no services to do so.) or use a converter block thing.
I'm not keen on the converter, it's another thing in the drive train, it's another possible problem, and I don't want to push work further down the bed than needed. However, I might be completely over thinking things and everything will work perfectly.
So, over to you folks. Does anyone out there use one of these converters all the time? Occasionally used one? Used one at all? Thoughts? Pros and cons?
Many thanks.
I'm thinking of upgrading from my current Axminster 305 to a chunkier machine in the spring, this one is great but I've started to push the limits of the motor's torque and sadly there isn't an easy way to upgrade just the motor.
Over the summer and autumn I built up a reasonable collection of chucks jaws and accessories, everything with a thread is 1x8. Of course nearly every new lathe coming out now is 33mm.
So my options are sell all the chucks I have and replace them, (I have asked if they can be changed, or the drive axle modified, there are no services to do so.) or use a converter block thing.
I'm not keen on the converter, it's another thing in the drive train, it's another possible problem, and I don't want to push work further down the bed than needed. However, I might be completely over thinking things and everything will work perfectly.
So, over to you folks. Does anyone out there use one of these converters all the time? Occasionally used one? Used one at all? Thoughts? Pros and cons?
Many thanks.