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isa215 · 6th July 2004

Installing, setting-up & operating a lathe is quite an undertaking - def. not to be taken lightly.

With regards to the lathe @ FJ - Sean Davies is without a doubt an authority on installing/setting-up lathes - and it's reassuring that the lathe in FJ has been 'restored' etc. by him (check if it has Sean Davies limiters as well - a bonus if it does!)

There are certainly a few VMS70s about - I think Transco keep an informal 'for sale' list - worth contacting them. However if your mate's main operation is going to be mastering (no 'acetates' 'dubplates' etc.) - then maybe a VMS80 would be a better investment. Make sure the lathe comes with all the necessary heads, amps, transfer eqpt. - eqs, limiter, pitch computer, etc. etc. etc. (oh - and a spare cutter head if possible!!

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6th July 2004	#4
isa215 Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 155	Installing, setting-up & operating a lathe is quite an undertaking - def. not to be taken lightly. With regards to the lathe @ FJ - Sean Davies is without a doubt an authority on installing/setting-up lathes - and it's reassuring that the lathe in FJ has been 'restored' etc. by him (check if it has Sean Davies limiters as well - a bonus if it does!) There are certainly a few VMS70s about - I think Transco keep an informal 'for sale' list - worth contacting them. However if your mate's main operation is going to be mastering (no 'acetates' 'dubplates' etc.) - then maybe a VMS80 would be a better investment. Make sure the lathe comes with all the necessary heads, amps, transfer eqpt. - eqs, limiter, pitch computer, etc. etc. etc. (oh - and a spare cutter head if possible!! )