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Hi Folks
Trying to get a better idea of which lathe would be a better buy. Realise that there are subjective questions in here but interested in teasing out a range of questions that I probably have not even asked. Thanks in advance for your comments.
Option One: Buy a new Tiawanese lathe made by Sunmaster - quite a good quality lathe as far as I can tell. I think this same RML1440 is sold in the US under the Kent brand.
Second Option: Buy a secondhand Colchester lathe. Here is one example that is for sale at only a slightly lower price than the Sunmaster from Taiwan (new). I am thinking this lathe must be about a 1993 vintage machine - so a fair bit of wear and tear is possibly already inflicted -
Trying to get a better idea of which lathe would be a better buy. Realise that there are subjective questions in here but interested in teasing out a range of questions that I probably have not even asked. Thanks in advance for your comments.
Option One: Buy a new Tiawanese lathe made by Sunmaster - quite a good quality lathe as far as I can tell. I think this same RML1440 is sold in the US under the Kent brand.
Second Option: Buy a secondhand Colchester lathe. Here is one example that is for sale at only a slightly lower price than the Sunmaster from Taiwan (new). I am thinking this lathe must be about a 1993 vintage machine - so a fair bit of wear and tear is possibly already inflicted -