13x40 Lathe with Tooling - $3,000 (concord, CA)

[MrWhoopee]

13x40 Lathe with Tooling - tools - by owner - sale

13x40 made in Taiwan lathe. Good quality, weighs close to 2000lbs. It’s good condition, just needs...

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[ArmyDoc]

Nice. Why does all the good stuff have to be 3000 miles away?

 

[NCjeeper]

Nice. Why does all the good stuff have to be 3000 miles away?

I know right?

 

[Aukai]

I would, not sure about condition, and some stuff looks bent

 

[ACHiPo]

Looks pretty solid to me. Nice that it does metric and imperial threads. And only 20 miles away. Not looking for another lathe though. Nope!

 

[Aukai]

It scares me to buy used, so many things that may be just waiting to give up, and I'll have to source parts from here.

 

[ACHiPo]

It scares me to buy used, so many things that may be just waiting to give up, and I'll have to source parts from here.

I’m slowly learning that there is usually a good reason used equipment is for sale.

 

[NCjeeper]

I have had good luck buying used. Only have been disappointed with my surface grinder purchase. Excessive wear on the ways.