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25th Jun 2018, 10:03 PM #1Novice
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Non Chinese manual lathe for sale in Australia
Hello,
I'm wondering who are the agents from any non chinese lathes in Australia. I know that 600 machinery have there Colchester and Harrison lathes that they supply.
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25th Jun 2018, 10:51 PM #2Most Valued Member
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Colchester and Harrison are both made in China, possibly Taiwan. I know that Whacheon are good and made in South Korea. You don't state your budget but if you have deeeeeep pockets weiler and Cazenuve both make beautiful manual machines.
600 group used to be agents for TOS out of Czechoslovakia although i think their manual machines are made elsewhere now.
Someone here also bought a romi/bridgeport new recently they are made in Brazil.
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26th Jun 2018, 04:46 PM #3
Hi,
You did not state the sizing of the lathe you are seeking but Whitelaw Machinery of Brisbane will probably likely carry it.
The typically supply to colleges and Tafes, so they don't sell junk.
here is their link.
Whitelaw Machinery | BRISBANE MERCHANTS OF QUALITY NEW AND USED ENGINEERING MACHINE TOOLS - Whitelaw Engineering Machinery | Machine Tools For Sale Brisbane
Grahame
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26th Jun 2018, 06:39 PM #4Diamond Member
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CNC machinery sales sell a really good Taiwanese made lathe. We got one at work 12-18months ago. Very accurate and well made, i would buy one.
CNC Machinery Sales Australia
I wouldn't buy a Colchester, we have a Magnum at work and it is the worst designed lathe I have ever operated.
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26th Jun 2018, 07:15 PM #5Pink 10EE owner
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Yea I bought my Taiwanese Chin Hung from CNC Machinery Sales, it was a special order for me as it has a 1/4" pitch leadscrew rather then the usual 6mm. The manual lathes they sell are made by the same companies as the Kingston lathes sold in the US.
As mentioned caskwarrior there is Korean made Whacheon, but expect a 17" one of them to be around $40 000 or more. Then you are restricted by the small 52mm bore.
I think the golden period for buying manual metal working second hand machinery in Australia is nearly over. Seen some bargains over the past eight years or so.Gold, the colour of choice for the discerning person.
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26th Jun 2018, 11:12 PM #6Member
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Why non-China? They can make some good stuff. Optimum, for example.
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27th Jun 2018, 12:40 AM #7
I would opine that the OP has experienced a low-end Chinese lathe or knows someone that has. Or possibly he is pinged off by many of the every day Chinese manufactured low quality goods that seem to plague us. That impression may have carried over in his thinking about what to expect from a Chinese lathe. Unfortunately the poor quality is more prevalent that the good stuff.
After experiencing some of the Chinese efforts you can't blame some people for not wanting anything to do with them.
To me, the difference seems to be that the Chinese good guys in general put their brand on items they make.They have a website and show some pride in what they manufacture.
The bad ones, in general, make the generic copies and don't seem to have a website or physical address.
I have some Chinese INSIZE measuring gear which I think is well made.
Grahame
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