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24th Feb 2022, 09:01 PM #1Diamond Member
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Teeny, tiny, CNC lathe
While searching around for a small lathe to create vintage carburettor jets, we saw this CNC toy:
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- 30cm x 20cm x 20cm footprint.
- 10kg
- 4000RPM, tool changer (6 in a turret)
https://kalecnc.com/product/desktop-cnc-lathe/
At $1350, almost tempting!
(but direct bank transfer to someone in Turkey sounds risky)
The cheapest other new desktop CNC lathes I have seen are:
• CNC180, from $4847 plus shipping from China https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000689649998.html
• CNC210G, from $6813 plus shipping ,, ,, https://www.aliexpress.com/item/402196260.html
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24th Feb 2022, 09:09 PM #2Most Valued Member
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Did you see shipping cost for the other two links?
Nev.
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24th Feb 2022, 09:18 PM #3
Talk him into using PayPal. Direct bank transfer to a foreign country is very expensive (US$60 last time I did - plus a US$10 fee at their end - he won't be pleased!....)
Then you have the protection of PayPal if something goes wrong.....
Looks like a ripper!
Oh, btw, 10kg is within the normal range of postal services in both countries. So should be fine.Cheers, Joe
retired - less energy, more time to contemplate projects and more shed time....
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24th Feb 2022, 09:20 PM #4Diamond Member
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CNC180 weighs 90kg, they are charging $3921 via EMS.
CNC210 weighs 210kg (?), they are charging $3303 via China Post Air Parcel.
If I was serious about either, I could go to AliBaba and talk direct to the manufacturer, but last time I tried that (for QCTP set), shipping was equally unreasonable.
I'm not serious about them, because they are just crappy mini lathes in a big box with a few motors (and offline controller, electrical 4way toolpost, and coolant for the larger one).
The little toy, though, is actually version 2 of a purpose built CNC machine.
Only an alloy slant bed, but the tool changer looks nice?
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25th Feb 2022, 09:01 PM #5future machinist
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The tiiny lathe is. Actually pretty neat and. I just so happen to be selling a small CNC lathe soon. A slant bed English made boxford 125.
BETTER TO HAVE TOOLS YOU DON'T NEED THAN TO NEED TOOLS YOU DON'T HAVE
Andre
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4th Mar 2022, 08:59 PM #6Diamond Member
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While I consider Andre's Boxford, AliExpress mails me about a cheaper 180mm swing lathe:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32962827390.html
Another crappy little CNC conversion of a desktop lathe.
$3,231, plus $896 shipping (for a 145kg gross weight).
Compared to the shipping for the other two, a bargain!
Its almost like they invent the shipping quotes?
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