Howdy All,
I've been on the hunt for a heavy 10 for a little while now, but unfortunately they don't pop up for sale in my neck of the woods very often, so I've had to expand my horizons so to speak.
The other day I was flipping through the webpages of my local trader website, and came across an ad for a "small metal lathe in great shape". No pictures and no further details regarding manufacturer/model. I emailed the seller, and sent me some pics claiming the machine is an very early model 9A. However based on the pics he send me I believe it's actually a 10k.
Sorry for the poor quality. I think he took them with his phone.
He does have the headstock/backgear guards. They were removed to show gear condition.
From my limited understanding the 10k was developed from the 9A platform, so I thought there may have been a chance that this machine was some kind of crossover model, which might explain why he told me it was a 9A.
At any rate, I have the opportunity to pick this up in the mid 3digit price range, but it's about a 3hr drive from me, so I want to educate myself as best as I can before I commit to making the drive. Other than the typical run through with checking a lathe's condition is there anything I need to focus on with the 10k specifically. If indeed it is a 10k. I'm not sure how appropriate it is to ask, but assuming "ok" condition what is the usual ballpark value of a 10k...? I know based on craigslists searches that a heavy ten can be had in the 600-700 range, so this is right in the same neighbourhood.
Thanks in advance
Jarrett
Oh one last thing.... Does anyone happen to know the foot print dimensions of this stand type...?
I've been on the hunt for a heavy 10 for a little while now, but unfortunately they don't pop up for sale in my neck of the woods very often, so I've had to expand my horizons so to speak.
The other day I was flipping through the webpages of my local trader website, and came across an ad for a "small metal lathe in great shape". No pictures and no further details regarding manufacturer/model. I emailed the seller, and sent me some pics claiming the machine is an very early model 9A. However based on the pics he send me I believe it's actually a 10k.
Sorry for the poor quality. I think he took them with his phone.
He does have the headstock/backgear guards. They were removed to show gear condition.
From my limited understanding the 10k was developed from the 9A platform, so I thought there may have been a chance that this machine was some kind of crossover model, which might explain why he told me it was a 9A.
At any rate, I have the opportunity to pick this up in the mid 3digit price range, but it's about a 3hr drive from me, so I want to educate myself as best as I can before I commit to making the drive. Other than the typical run through with checking a lathe's condition is there anything I need to focus on with the 10k specifically. If indeed it is a 10k. I'm not sure how appropriate it is to ask, but assuming "ok" condition what is the usual ballpark value of a 10k...? I know based on craigslists searches that a heavy ten can be had in the 600-700 range, so this is right in the same neighbourhood.
Thanks in advance
Jarrett
Oh one last thing.... Does anyone happen to know the foot print dimensions of this stand type...?