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Which new lathe?
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<blockquote data-quote="Germannator" data-source="post: 1631974" data-attributes="member: 88768"><p>I am an engineer and have sold machinery for the last 26 years. If I were going to get a lathe for fine work and have flexibility other work I would search for a used Monarch EE Tool Room Lathe. The federal government bought a lot of these and you ought to be able to buy one with little or no use. There are many labs and research facilities that bought these lathes under a government bid process. Where they are 30 or 40 years old, you cannot go wrong with one. If you don't know where to look, try googling surplus equipment. US Ship Stores in Camp Hill or Mechanicsburg, PA, use to have auctions. I have a friend that got one out of John Hopkins Hospital about 10 years ago.</p><p></p><p>But on the other hand, I have a gunsmith friend that has a Grizzly and is happy with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Germannator, post: 1631974, member: 88768"] I am an engineer and have sold machinery for the last 26 years. If I were going to get a lathe for fine work and have flexibility other work I would search for a used Monarch EE Tool Room Lathe. The federal government bought a lot of these and you ought to be able to buy one with little or no use. There are many labs and research facilities that bought these lathes under a government bid process. Where they are 30 or 40 years old, you cannot go wrong with one. If you don't know where to look, try googling surplus equipment. US Ship Stores in Camp Hill or Mechanicsburg, PA, use to have auctions. I have a friend that got one out of John Hopkins Hospital about 10 years ago. But on the other hand, I have a gunsmith friend that has a Grizzly and is happy with it. [/QUOTE]
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