New lathe, looking to get a good feel for it.
I'd like to buy barrels that are taking up space, for a price that suggests as much. I prefer Spyder, Autococker, and Phantom barrels because they're sizes I deal with regularly, but sometimes tube is tube. Because of how I'm fixturing, I'll ask just for stuff with a nice cylindrical section near the threads so I can get a decent grip.
If you can do 5+ barrels in a box, worth shipping; if you want a few Freak bored or scrapped (we'll assume it's a coin flip at the moment) I'll give it a try for the cost of return shipping, or I'll pay shipping plus a few $$ per barrel if you never want to see them again. Call it $2 for stock Spyder or Ion or similar junk barrels, $5 for something that looks nicer and might be usable if bored, $10 for Phantom or Bushy (slip fit) barrels. My last lathe wasn't up to the task but was sneaky about it. This one wants to eat these tubes for breakfast but I want to make sure I get the workholding 100% right before I try anything of value.
I'd like to buy barrels that are taking up space, for a price that suggests as much. I prefer Spyder, Autococker, and Phantom barrels because they're sizes I deal with regularly, but sometimes tube is tube. Because of how I'm fixturing, I'll ask just for stuff with a nice cylindrical section near the threads so I can get a decent grip.
If you can do 5+ barrels in a box, worth shipping; if you want a few Freak bored or scrapped (we'll assume it's a coin flip at the moment) I'll give it a try for the cost of return shipping, or I'll pay shipping plus a few $$ per barrel if you never want to see them again. Call it $2 for stock Spyder or Ion or similar junk barrels, $5 for something that looks nicer and might be usable if bored, $10 for Phantom or Bushy (slip fit) barrels. My last lathe wasn't up to the task but was sneaky about it. This one wants to eat these tubes for breakfast but I want to make sure I get the workholding 100% right before I try anything of value.
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