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Spindle is on the wrong side lol. I'd make all my parts backwards.
Spindle is on the wrong side lol. I'd make all my parts backwards.
Most companies have reasonable shipping if you buy a new lathe. Eisen has "free" shipping and Precision Matthews has reasonable shipping fees of a few hundred dollars with lift gate upcharge of $49. Equipment is shipped all over the country every day. UPS and Fedex are probably two of the most expensive ones to call. I am using a local LTL company to pick up my new lathe at a shipping distribution center and deliver to my door 50 miles away. $150This is thread therapy-thanks ...too scroogy and conservative here. Been torturing myself for years about buying a big lathe. Not a project person, but a fixer. My splurge years ago was an HF round column mill/drill for $800. Roundly criticized, but useful to me.
MIndset? Only use it intermittently. Every time I enter my (big) shop , "now what would I say to see a $8K lathe sitting with a dust cover?" The advice of "patience" for a used has failed. My part of West coast does not contain so much and what I have found is used Asian lathes stuck with the $2500 number. But mostly a problem moving them to the shop . There is a void between rigging companies and CL furniture movers. So to date I have not visited a single CL listing. Got close after years of looking and was ready to check out a 13x40 when the guy called back and decided to keep.
So for me the new is the way largely because of shipping to residence. (I can roll it in once set down in driveway. ) Thus a main draw is the two major competitors shipping fees. I have pursued shipping information on other low ball prices . Some only cater to professionals which means ship to a depot for pickup. I got a quote from Fed Ex for shipment from a depot only 30 miles away of $600! Oh, and living in a heavily wooded area adjacent to wildfires now suggests contact with my friendly insurance company to obtain a quote. I will post results.
Tried the hole in the water to throw money into.It's a hobby, just be grateful you're not into boats or planes....
I think if I wasn't married and I was in my current financial position, I'd go buy a new Clausing 15"