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Originally Posted by 9W Monighan
Since you're in Cleveland, Go up to HGR in Euclid on Euclid Ave. you can find a used lathe possibly a small Hardinge or a nice lathe that needs some tlc for about the same money and have a machine you could actually do something with. There another place over by the airport, McKean Machinery.
http://www.mckeanmachinery.com/
http://www.hgrinc.com/
Be patient, a lathe you may find perfect for your needs comes in there from time to time just be fast to call because some deals don't last long at all and if it sits for a month or so, they reduce the price till it sells.
I have seen small tabletop CNC lathes and mills come in and if I knew more about them I would have snatched them up for the $400 or so asking price.
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I watch HGR regularly and stop in a few times weekly because I work about 3 minutes away from there. I have not seen any tabletops go through yet but will def. continue to check them, I'll have to look into the other you listed.
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Originally Posted by ihbuilder
Does your dad have any manual lathes that he doesn't use much ? My personel preference would be to start there unless milage is an issue or space at your place is limited .
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We have a total of 6 haas machines, 3 lathes and 3 CNC, 2 Bridgeport manual mills, and 2 lathes, also a few drill presses,band saw,etc etc etc and some,baking ovens. The cncs are run pretty much all day every day, the manuals are only used for a few different products and those are run maybe 4-5 days a month.
My biggest issue is time, I have access anytime to shop but it would be much easier to have one at home to practice and use rather than having to go to shop at night. I do go up on my days off of work and have spent some time with his cnc operator and programmers Watching the big machines work, but they really don't use the manuals often enough for me to pickup any real time with them. I've used them before but don't have a lot of time with tool sets and changing etc etc
--Dan