Edit: I went and looked at it today. It looks pretty good, but does have some minor issues. The (not sure if this is the correct terminology...) sheer pin for the lead screw is no where to be found and the tailstock's handle is broken. I ran it through just about every gear and they all worked great. Machine was not noisy and did not make any unusual noises. All the power feeds worked great. Opinions? I wondering if this is a smart purchase at less than 3k$ with tooling.
I found a lathe that I am very interested in. It is a Johnren Machinery Industry Co. It looks to be a Taiwanese copy of a Clausing Colchester 15x50. The price is attractive. The gentleman selling said the previous owner (a friend of his that passed away) used to use it for barrel work which is my exact plan. He has stated he is only selling as he doesn't need a lathe that large, but everything on the lathe works as it is supposed to and it is in good condition. I hope to go check it out tomorrow. He also stated that he has all the paper from when the lathe was bought new for around 14k$. I was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about this lathe? Would it be a good choice for barrel work? It has a 3" spindle ID and will include some tooling. The model number is ML-1840. I have tried google and come up with nothing.
I found a lathe that I am very interested in. It is a Johnren Machinery Industry Co. It looks to be a Taiwanese copy of a Clausing Colchester 15x50. The price is attractive. The gentleman selling said the previous owner (a friend of his that passed away) used to use it for barrel work which is my exact plan. He has stated he is only selling as he doesn't need a lathe that large, but everything on the lathe works as it is supposed to and it is in good condition. I hope to go check it out tomorrow. He also stated that he has all the paper from when the lathe was bought new for around 14k$. I was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about this lathe? Would it be a good choice for barrel work? It has a 3" spindle ID and will include some tooling. The model number is ML-1840. I have tried google and come up with nothing.
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