Originally Posted by
flick
+1!
They seem to think that a CNC lathe is a different beast than a CNC mill - that the control adds versatility to the mill, but only productivity to the lathe. Therefore, if you want a good companion lathe to the PCNC1100 (which is intended for small volume) you should just get a manual.
In reality a CNC lathe isn't just for production. Many things are much faster to do on a CNC lathe than a manual, even if there's only one to produce, and with only a few tools a CNC lathe can produce geometry that would require a truckload of tooling, accessories and fixturing to produce with a manual.