Quote: (Originally Posted by
SINUS)
Just a followup.........Nothing beats the COLCHESTER lathe interm of quality built and robustness.
Agreed, nice stuff, but never imported into the USA in any quantity, so US buyers: Don't bother looking for one. They are English machine tools of good quality but were simply not distributed here in quantity. Common enough anyplace in the former British colonies though, or their other areas of economic influence.
South Bend is the "Timex" of lathes for North Amercan buyers. You cannot go wrong with one. Light 10 is a neat lathe, Heavy 10 the deluxe one for the house, and any of the 9's (Model A, B, C) are going to be *just fine* and *cheap* and *highly available*. Model C has quick change gears, making it the one to find if you are going to thread.
Glad I am not the only one who likes the Sherline stuff! And the CNC potential is nice, too.
And there is only *one* "Little Diveshop of Horrors"......
Dave