21st Century Neck Turning Lathe

Hodgie · Post by **Hodgie** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:59 pm

Any good/bad opinions re 21st C. Lathes. Where to buy within Oz ?. Are they worth $300 plus bits,not sure what is included in the deal. Thanks in advance,

Razer · Post by **Razer** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:32 pm

I do not neck turn as I have yet to find the time, :shock:

but, this system looks almost fool proof and, looks like it would reduce the time, and also errors?
The video demonstration is a bit over done as the amount of brass coming off appears excessive but, again, it may be done on purpose to show the capability of the lathe.
It does have a some excellent design points.
As with all shooting gear, price is irrelevant if you get the results your aiming for. :wink:

http://www.accurateshooter.com/gear-rev ... t-century/

ned kelly · Post by **ned kelly** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:28 pm

G'day all,
I've used the K&M system for nearly 20 years, cheap, precisely accurate and well capable of maintaining case necks to within +/- 0.0001" thou. (1/10,000 thou) as measured with a Mititoyu 1/10,000 tubing micrometer.
Cheerio Ned

Sambo · Post by **Sambo** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 10:17 am

I have one and it is brilliant.

The design is great, construction and finish perfect, and it does a really good job.

Definitely worth the money. Their other gear is good too, if you are making an order grab a couple of the shell holders and their flash hole deburr tool

I haven't used the traditional hand turned type, but it looks slow and ergonomically uncomfortable.