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- Joined
- Dec 8, 2003
- Location
- Yacolt, WA
I ran across two lathes - both in excellent condition (by that I mean they look to have had very little use, clean, nothing damaged, with manuals, no coolant stains - they both look like demonstrator models) - An Ikegai A20 with what appears to be about 36 inches between centers and a Mori-Seiki MR2000 with about 40 inches between centers.
I am looking for a lathe for my shop at home and I have an MR2000 8020 at work that is a very good machine that gets daily use.
Both machines look like they came out of a university machine shop with very little use. The Ikegai is for all intents and purposes a new machine, no discernible wear, ways are bright, gears shift crisply, tailstock slides effortlessly and has a two speed handwheel / quill. Buying this lathe would be more of a passionate buy than a practical buy.
The Mori is more than adequate for any need that I have at home - and is a good bit cheaper. Either lathe would save me the 40 minute drive into work on the weekends and/or make home shop projects easier to spend more time at home instead of always at work.
Having never seen an A20 before - it is quite a machine, especially for as good a condition as it is in.
Am I comparing apples and oranges here?
I am looking for a lathe for my shop at home and I have an MR2000 8020 at work that is a very good machine that gets daily use.
Both machines look like they came out of a university machine shop with very little use. The Ikegai is for all intents and purposes a new machine, no discernible wear, ways are bright, gears shift crisply, tailstock slides effortlessly and has a two speed handwheel / quill. Buying this lathe would be more of a passionate buy than a practical buy.
The Mori is more than adequate for any need that I have at home - and is a good bit cheaper. Either lathe would save me the 40 minute drive into work on the weekends and/or make home shop projects easier to spend more time at home instead of always at work.
Having never seen an A20 before - it is quite a machine, especially for as good a condition as it is in.
Am I comparing apples and oranges here?
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