Curious about the Busy bee metal lathe CX709 13"x24"

[Fermic]

I recently noticed on Busy Bee website that all other metal lathes are out of stock except this one from https://www.busybeetools.com/products/metal-lathe-600mm-with-stand.html that for some reason weight at least 529 lbs ( 240 kg ) and comes with power feed and 1 1/2" bore, might come with 4-jaws chuck and standard accessories for it.

Anyone has a idea why this machine can't be found on Grizzly, Precision Matthews ?

The only youtube video I found is at :

My research has lead to find out what's the machine is really is : LuxCut 1136
Source : https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/craftex-601-mill-tooling-and-lathe.2331/#post-27876

Thanks !

 

[shawnwil16830]

Following just to hear the reactions.....

 

[Tozguy]

Anyone has a idea why this machine can't be found on Grizzly, Precision Matthews ?

Only they can answer that question.
To me the lathe in the video has too short a bed to be popular,

My research has lead to find out what's the machine is really is : LuxCut 1136

It is certainly not a 36'' bed.