Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone could give me some feedback or advice regarding the above lathe. I live in South Africa and decent lathes are hard to come by here. One company stocks this machine though, and it seems one of the better China made machines. That is my biggest concern though....it's made in China. Are any of them any good? I'll be using it for gunsmithing work and prototyping, job shop type work.
Here is a link to show the machine and give some specs: http://westernmachinesales.com/product/smtcl-ca6236-conventional-lathe/
I have my eye on another machine made in Taiwan, it has similar specs although costs the same as the China machine ex factory...so I'll have to factor in shipping, duty etc. Thats OK though if the Taiwanese machine is going to be a better buy.
Heres a link to that machine: http://www.sunmaster-cnc.com/lathe_rml.htm
Any advice appreciated thanks.
I was wondering if anyone could give me some feedback or advice regarding the above lathe. I live in South Africa and decent lathes are hard to come by here. One company stocks this machine though, and it seems one of the better China made machines. That is my biggest concern though....it's made in China. Are any of them any good? I'll be using it for gunsmithing work and prototyping, job shop type work.
Here is a link to show the machine and give some specs: http://westernmachinesales.com/product/smtcl-ca6236-conventional-lathe/
I have my eye on another machine made in Taiwan, it has similar specs although costs the same as the China machine ex factory...so I'll have to factor in shipping, duty etc. Thats OK though if the Taiwanese machine is going to be a better buy.
Heres a link to that machine: http://www.sunmaster-cnc.com/lathe_rml.htm
Any advice appreciated thanks.