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Hello, I am new to the forums and fairly new to lathes as well; I have experience in mills, and limited knowledge of Lathes. A shop here has this lathe pictured and I am trying to do a comparison of the current one with one to potentially buy, but as you can see the name plate has been removed. What sort identifying marks can be used to determine the precise model or make of the machine? Thanks.
The data plates (MUCH better photos needed!) and the "format", rather than the number itself, of any permanent serial number are possibilities.
From the photo you HAVE posted, "Taiwanese Generic" or even "PRC Generic" are possible, and "light duty" or "hobby grade" are certainties.
The short carriage is the giveway.
That works OK, or at least "so-so", brand-new, allows more travel for a given overall bed length.
It also has a MUCH higher rate of wear than longer carriages, worse-yet for poor lubrication.
And this one is a long way from new. Further impairing the goodness of stiffness? It appears to have been "raised". Check the tailstock base.
MANY end-seller brands have been applied over several decades. Not essential to know which.
Just keep looking. Find better lathes to choose from.
Taiwan - and even more so, South Korea - (Wacheaon//Huacheon) did make some rather decent lathes.
This was never one of them, nor ever will be.
