Dixie Gunsmithing
Moderator Emeritus
corsair82pilot, I think you'll find about everything comes from Asia now, or at least equipment that is affordable.
Some of the combo machines are generally not set up to thread on. They wont have change gears, and a thread dial on the carriage. You could power thread using a die, or a tap in one, but not by using the lathe by itself. The cheapest lathe, that I know of, with threading capability runs around $900 on sale. I think it is a 9" x 19".
Take a look on Grizzly's website, as they have the same equipment, plus many more, and have the description that will say if it can thread, or if it has change gears.
Lathes:
http://www.grizzly.com/search/?s=category%3aMetal+Lathes&rankBy=price%3aascending
Combo Machines:
http://www.grizzly.com/search?s=category:Combination%20Lathe-Mills&rankBy=price:ascending
Some of the combo machines are generally not set up to thread on. They wont have change gears, and a thread dial on the carriage. You could power thread using a die, or a tap in one, but not by using the lathe by itself. The cheapest lathe, that I know of, with threading capability runs around $900 on sale. I think it is a 9" x 19".
Take a look on Grizzly's website, as they have the same equipment, plus many more, and have the description that will say if it can thread, or if it has change gears.
Lathes:
http://www.grizzly.com/search/?s=category%3aMetal+Lathes&rankBy=price%3aascending
Combo Machines:
http://www.grizzly.com/search?s=category:Combination%20Lathe-Mills&rankBy=price:ascending