Hi All, first posting here and it starts with a question.
I have just been offered an Emco Compact 5 PC Lathe free of charge as it is cluttering a friends garage up, the bad news is it is blowing fuses. My need is for a small simple lathe for one offs for motorcycles and my engineering skills are not high so accordingly something rudementery will suffice.
Anyway, my question is are such machines worth getting repaired, or alternatively is it feasible to convert such a tool to manual use, ie throw the CNC away, stick a small motor and manual toolpost on etc.
Alternatively do I just give up on the ideas and keep looking for a purpose built lathe.
TIA