Sandy Hook, MB | J.L. - 3/8/2013 20:53 The closest "city" is Desmoines Iowa. I was thinking about putting a want ad on craigslist and see what shows up. It looks like you can buy a monster of a used machine for what a new small southbend costs and I think they are even an import now. Thanks
Hello J.L.
There are no manual lathes being manufactured in the US today. If you want brand new you have to buy a cheap Chinese import. Be patient & you will find yourself some good used American iron at the right price. As stated all production shops have gone to CNC. Job shops that want to upgrade their machines to CNC sell off their manual machines. The thing about buying a 40 or 50 year old American built machine is that it will probably still be working for you in another 40 or 50 years. Will that cheap Chinese machine still be turning out parts for you in 40 or 50 years? I don't think so, it will have been worn out sent to the scrap yard long before that. |
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