On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 10:04 AM, <j_r_abercrombie@...> wrote:
?The motor on mine is on a pivoting 'hinge' mount, which seems much more solid than the two bolts in slots style I see in Youtube videos. It also has a 'real' half-nut setup with two half nuts. Things like that aren't usually listed in the specs, so probably one needs to 'trust' that the sellers of higher priced lathes like LMS and MicroMark have specified better features from the Sieg factory. It's a bit of a gamble.
This is what I meant by "features" vs "quality".? ? And as in the quote immediately above, it's still "bit of a gamble".
The mount mount is a feature of lathes with the brushless motor and direct spindle drive vs geared headstock.
Buying a $1300 LMS or MicroMark does not remove the "gamble" quotient.
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LMS 5100 Lathe
LMS 5500 Mill
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