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Hello - new member that has been lurking for awhile. I have been looking for a lathe for a home shop for some time. Used machine tools in general are scarce in my part of the country. A CL ad popped up for a lathe that's a couple of hours away. It is listed as an ENCO 13X40" gear head lathe and has some tooling with it. Guy is asking $2200. Anyway, here is a photo of the head stock. I can't find any info on this lathe - I do understand that ENCO is built in the same set of foreign factories as the rest of the import machine tools, and shares many or all design features with the various versions.
Any other tips or advise appreciated. I see a fair number of nice looking machines on the various machinist tool groups on FB and other places, but most are a long way from me and impractical to either look at or transport.
Any other tips or advise appreciated. I see a fair number of nice looking machines on the various machinist tool groups on FB and other places, but most are a long way from me and impractical to either look at or transport.