"Best lathe" European made $3,500 abbotsford bc

[JReimer]

Condition used- good.

This is another case of seeing a good condition lathe as a price comparison for your project.

but maybe there's good under that rust.

 

[JReimer]

I don't know why the link keeps going to a different page???? Here's the right one

https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1142028779831773/

 

[RobinHood]

but maybe there's good under that rust.

Sure is an interesting colour for precision ground surfaces…

On a positive note: the gap piece is in place!

I have the bigger brother (it’s a few years newer), but without the gap piece… (this is a picture of it at the previous owner’s place)

 

[Tom Kitta]

Yeah, my new to me lathe also has a gap missing. I have no idea why pp keep on loosing these. I guess its better than loosing the tail stock.

 

[JReimer]

out of curiosity I reached out the seller. He said he used it for 12 years and all it needs is WD40 sanding sponge and oil it after. hmmm.

I guess if anyone goes and looks at it, make sure to pick up those items... and a big bucket of elbow grease (do they still carry that at Lordco??)

 

[Tom Kitta]

out of curiosity I reached out the seller. He said he used it for 12 years and all it needs is WD40 sanding sponge and oil it after. hmmm.

I guess if anyone goes and looks at it, make sure to pick up those items... and a big bucket of elbow grease (do they still carry that at Lordco??)

Yeah, I think that is a bit misleading. Maybe to free the lathe you need some WD40 or better yet a penetrant. But to make it look like an actual non scrap lathe I think "elbow grease" will be rather multiple elbows. I have cleaned enough machines in my life to say its hours and hours and hours of work.

The rust may easily hide some rather extreme bed wear. I mean compare to "normal" looking used lathe below - the one on top looks... well... not so good.

It also speaks about previous owner - if he let it sit outside (I guess) and rust so much what kind of care, if any, did he apply during its working life?