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I'm new to machining and I want to really dive into it and I've been chomping at the bit to finally get a lathe. I found a place that is selling off an entire machine shop of equipment and this is the one I'm going to take a look at this afternoon. It's a Bolton BPD290VF combo lathe/mill.
Pluses and minuses:
-It's in the best condition of the ones I've seen on their offer up and I know I'm in for a lot of tlc to get it up and running. I can handle that.
-I don't have any plans for big parts but precision is a goal, I know combo machines aren't going to be the best for that
-Getting a combo machine saves me the hassle of having to shop around for a milling machine
-Everything here is what I presumably get, so not much in the way of tooling, I think my budget is ok with that
-It's small enough to fit in the garage without taking up too much precious space for my brothers car
-At $1500 I absolutely can't beat the price, normally retails for 7k brand new.
-It's already got a DRO
-This picture is 2 months old and it already looks pretty sun beaten, it could be worse now.
Does this sound like a good buy or should I cool my jets for a little bit longer?
Pluses and minuses:
-It's in the best condition of the ones I've seen on their offer up and I know I'm in for a lot of tlc to get it up and running. I can handle that.
-I don't have any plans for big parts but precision is a goal, I know combo machines aren't going to be the best for that
-Getting a combo machine saves me the hassle of having to shop around for a milling machine
-Everything here is what I presumably get, so not much in the way of tooling, I think my budget is ok with that
-It's small enough to fit in the garage without taking up too much precious space for my brothers car
-At $1500 I absolutely can't beat the price, normally retails for 7k brand new.
-It's already got a DRO
-This picture is 2 months old and it already looks pretty sun beaten, it could be worse now.
Does this sound like a good buy or should I cool my jets for a little bit longer?