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True enough.A true Hobbyist would never consider "Quality" and the dollars involved. The hobbyist only shops cheap $$'s.
A meaningful saying "If one has gotta ask,one cannot afford it"
Several years ago I made a sort of list, what is a hobby machinist looking for in a lathe? I was thinking about building a small lathe for this market.
Variable speed, sub .001" accuracy and repeatability, inch and metric threading, DRO, nicely painted (this appears to be important), 220VAC single phase power, less then 1000 LB's,, spindle brake, micrometer carriage stop, on and on.
All at a price point of $5000.00 or less. This is not going to happen any time soon in the US.
The Asian made machines are the best bang for the buck without question.