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After buying my Mini Mill i've been searching for used Mini Lathes consistently on Kijiji (a better Canadian Craigslist). I bought my mill brand new from Busy Bee because I never see used ones on Kijiji, but lathes pop up from time to time. Finally I found this one which he was selling for $550. Very nice retired man. He included a TON of cutters, tools like Dial Calipers, Micrometer, Dial Indicator, and other cool little things. Same specs as the model CX704 I was looking at on Busy Bee for $1000 which came with nothing.
The reason for him selling was that he got a bigger lathe. It was cool to see the projects he worked on like a gear shifter for his vintage pickup truck and the knobs for the dashboard console. He also gave me a decent sized brass bar to start making some stuff.
I took apart most of the lathe yesterday, gonna start cleaning adjusting and reassembling in the next coming days.
The reason for him selling was that he got a bigger lathe. It was cool to see the projects he worked on like a gear shifter for his vintage pickup truck and the knobs for the dashboard console. He also gave me a decent sized brass bar to start making some stuff.
I took apart most of the lathe yesterday, gonna start cleaning adjusting and reassembling in the next coming days.