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yes, really good idea for both setups, think i may copy it

can someone tell me how long the acorn has been taking to ship in the usa please?

I think I will do both. So you can have toolpost and gang setup. I'm making the whole carriage from scratch anyway. As all I got was headstock and ways when I acquired it. I'm just on the hunt for a tee slotted table or similar to make the cross slide from.

cheers

Hi Dave, I've not decided yet but think i'm swaying towards a gang lathe setup, where you can have different pallets of tools say 5 or 6 on 1 pallet. Seems cheaper, easier and more accurate to me. All advice welcomed though.........

I've got 2 8Nm servo steppers with encoders on, they are not really servos, so not sure why they call them that! Also known as hybrid steppers i think?

A few more pics and a little more progress... hopefully the saddle and apron should be complete this week.
Going to order the acorn and pro lathe this week hopefully.

Do you have to state at point of purchase what machine you plan on using the acorn on? I've got 2 lathes and a mill which are all getting an acorn eventually, it would be nice to decide when it arrives for a number of different reasons....

For what it's worth, the seller "queens land" has assured me they are genuine omron. Easy to say from an office in China though! My problem is I have no idea how to test one anyway. It may be obvious from looking at it may that it's fake? Who knows

I e mailed the seller I bought from to ask if they were genuine omron - no reply!

yes the advert is still up and i've been given the usual 6 week delivery window! So how do i test it when /if it arrives?