Interkrenn Lathe made in W. Germany, any good?

GoFish · Apr 22, 2019

I have a neighbour down the street selling an old lathe. As of right now it requires a 220 power source which I have if needed, he’ll also provide a 110ac motor.
I don’t have much info about it but did take a quick photo

Interkrenn
Model IDK555
Series Profiline
750w

Offered him 500CAD. Comes with limited tooling and a matching base. Was planning on picking it up today just wondering if anyone has any last minute advice on this lathe.

Concerns...it’s old and German, what if I need parts
It could be metric only, not sure how to check.
Paying too much, not sure

cranium · Apr 22, 2019

It appears to be a very low grade Chinese lathe with an up-market sounding name slapped on the headstock.

Benta · Apr 22, 2019

cranium said:
It appears to be a very low grade Chinese lathe with an up-market sounding name slapped on the headstock.

+1

Chinese import from ~25 years ago. Interkrenn never built machines, its just an importer.

michiganbuck · Apr 22, 2019

Check about the inter net to find brand new mini lathes for around 600. Most if not all are not very good even new compared to a real lathe you might get for $1000.

Search mini lathe and see what you find.

Good to take a piece of CRS and try to turn a thread...
If you are handy let him show you how well it cuts a thread on steel.

If already bought then make the best if it and learn about running a lathe..

Very good first thread title.

GoFish · Apr 23, 2019

Super appreciate the assessment and advice here! Drove the trailer there today and knowing it was a Chinese import gave me more reason to inspect the details and look more closely... Turns out I must’ve been in a rush looking at it the first time... POS! Next

I owned one of those mini lathes and mini mills still both on their crates, but was going from one rental house to another and never thought I’d own a house with a shop so sold them. 6 months later bought a house, darn.

Will be back again one day when I save up enough.

Thanks again

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