Wow ... that Rob has listed sounds ok.... Made in Tiawan doesn't mean junk either. Your at $7,000 before you even buy the tooling though
Rob your welcome to try the lathe here... When I have time (and when it's been paid for ) I'll need to go over it and adjust wear out of where ever possible. There is so much to learn, gee it turns so if you lock the back gearing in!
I'm sure you could pick up a good 2nd hand lathe with all the tooling and acceptable wear for a couple of thousand (rather than $7,000 as the starting point ?).
seeya,
Shane L.
It's so much a new machine, but something of that ilk would be dream. I just don't have the space nor justification realistically.
I would love to visit your workshop, Shane, I would like to see your setup. I also admire you determination and go-do-it attitude.
Both get harder to maintain as you get older - I guess the stresses of children and business "steal" these from you. In my case there is fair degree of "earned" retirement laziness thrown in as well!