Re: Adding Stepper Motors/controller to a generic metal lathe

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Thom Carr <davincimode@...> wrote:

>
> Mike McWhinney,
> I have three of their (JET) products. All three are of poor quality.
> I spend more time working on the lathe then making parts.

To that end, I have heard the CI (Chineese Iron) stuff be referred to
as 'kits'

you get the thing, tear it apart, fix the defects, finish any surfaces
that are of poor quality and then rebuild it. Some manufacturing
defects are just absurd and easily corrected with a file or such.

I do have a friend who has a few of these CI products (JWE on another
list) and has offered that the quality has increased over the years.
the last 9x20 he bought was something he actually recomended.

Dave