Good day, I have enjoyed this site for some years now, finally registered. Purchasing a replacement manual lathe for a dead inherited Jet (I know) The need is for strut and shock development work, no production work. The only requirement is a minimum of a 3 inch bore, and it must be new, and I would like a decent quality lathe.
I have quote for 3 units, A Sharp 1640L at $20,000, A Kingston HD 22 at $28,200, and a Clausing/Colchester 18" x 40" VS 8053VSJ at $41,610. Leaning toward the Kingston, but will have to explain why I should not purchase the Sharp at ten grand less, or perhaps I should?
I have quote for 3 units, A Sharp 1640L at $20,000, A Kingston HD 22 at $28,200, and a Clausing/Colchester 18" x 40" VS 8053VSJ at $41,610. Leaning toward the Kingston, but will have to explain why I should not purchase the Sharp at ten grand less, or perhaps I should?