Hi,
I am getting back into machining (did a fair amount 20 years ago) and looking for recommendations on the best benchtop lathe made today, preferably not Chinese made as I hear issues with the quality. Money is less of an issue than space is, hoping to stay under 12x30 and keep the weight manageable (under 1000lb, preferably 500ish)
I’ve been looking at Jet and PrecisionMatthews but both have all sorts of stories about quality issues. Also looking at the used market but nothing of interest has come up. Unlike milling machines where it looks like there are some decent Taiwanese ones for under 5k I can’t seem to find a good lathe option.
Any thoughts or advice on the best machines to look at would be appreciated (or if anyone has a quality used one in the pacnw)
Thanks
Arthur
I am getting back into machining (did a fair amount 20 years ago) and looking for recommendations on the best benchtop lathe made today, preferably not Chinese made as I hear issues with the quality. Money is less of an issue than space is, hoping to stay under 12x30 and keep the weight manageable (under 1000lb, preferably 500ish)
I’ve been looking at Jet and PrecisionMatthews but both have all sorts of stories about quality issues. Also looking at the used market but nothing of interest has come up. Unlike milling machines where it looks like there are some decent Taiwanese ones for under 5k I can’t seem to find a good lathe option.
Any thoughts or advice on the best machines to look at would be appreciated (or if anyone has a quality used one in the pacnw)
Thanks
Arthur