I have A question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LosiMan3456]

Ok this is my question(well details first then the qeustion). Ok my Lhs will true my motor for me for like 6 dollars. I dont usually change my brushes and springs and true my motor a lot but I want to start. I am going to start on a regular basis because I want to get the full potential ou of my motor. Anyways for now I will have my LHS true my motor. But in the long run it will be cheeper to get my own Lathe. Now here is my question. I have never trued a motor before so will the lathe come with instructions or what? For right now though could someone tell me how to do it? I dont really care what kind of lathe I get as long as it can true stock motors. Does anybody know of a website where I can get an ok lathe at a good price. I heard something from this guy at my track that he got his for 50.00 on this one website but I couldnt here the website. Anybody know of any good ones?!?!

[J mAn]

Go to your lhs and have them true your comm watch them do it so you know how to when you get a lathe. The team orion is supose to be realy good

[Grizzbob]

Yes, it's a good idea to watch the LHS guys true it for you, you can learn alot that way(the basics of operating a lathe are very similar from brand to brand). As for a cheap one, I'm not sure, but if look around on eBay, you may be able to find one at a good price...... http://www.rccaraction.com/ubb/smile.gif

[XXXER]

HUDY HUDY HUDY, or Cobra lathes, i also plan on getting one soon, some nice features to look for are the shims, ball bearing V-blocks, diamond bit(those are the best) or carbide----they are ok too, umm, oh, an included slave drive motor, if there is not one, you have to get one(bummer) and if you have a power supply with a 3A(5Volt) output, use that, i have seen 4, 5, and 6 cell packs running them, so i guess that all of them are ok.

Also, I have heard good things about trinity's tru-lathe 3

[LosiMan3456]

Cool! Except there is one prob. I cant watch my LHS true my motor. U just leave it there and when they get time they do it. Sometimes they even do it afterr hours.

[JP]

This is one of the points where you shouldnt go cheap. Those cheap ones I have seen have broken comm's because they locked up, even saw some bits break. Get a high quality lathe from Hudy, there are a couple others, but Hudy is by far the best, they even have an auto cutter! I think their site is www.hudy.net (http://www.hudy.net)
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