Select Metal Lathe

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Originally Posted by jlee

Thanks all. I located the 10x30 I mentioned and the man wants $600.00. That includes the metal stand and his tooling. He said he paid about $3,000.00 several years ago. What should I look for before putting down my hard earned money?

You want to inspect the ways for wear, & make sure the bearings are tight, you can also look at the feed screws for how much slack they have on them, a lathe with many hours on it will have worn ways on the bed, and a lot of rotational slack on the feed screws.