[Wog]

First units available mid April.
>$10k - $19k

Tormach Lathe Insider

[Spinnetti]

Ouch. Price much higher than the mills it was supposed to compliment... Might have to get a refurb "real" lathe after all

[MichaelHenry]

Ouch. Price much higher than the mills it was supposed to compliment... Might have to get a refurb "real" lathe after all

The lathe pricing seems pretty comparable to the PCNC 1100 pricing to me. The 1100 is 8500 to start + $1k for the chip pan and another $1k for the power draw bar. Add a pile of TTS tooling, the ATC, and a 4th axis and you are pretty close to $20k. On the plus side those of us that bought SprutCAM with the mill won't have to buy a turning CAM package if we want to get more fancy than the conversation programming that comes with the lathe.

Mike

[tbaker2500]

Considering the options that are standard with the lathe (stand, controller), it looks almost identical in pricing to the 1100.

[RussMachine]

The pricing doesn't seem too outrageous.
$10K for the lathe with spindle guard and backsplash, and 4-position tool post or gang tooling.
$19K for totally enclosed machine with full Turret.
That compares to a 1100 mill at roughly $8000, plus $1500 stand = $9500
Or the same basic 1100 setup with a $5000 tool-changer = $15K
Heck, my 770 mill with just the additional stand, keyboard, controller, vise, and some TTS tooling came out to nearly $13K .
The pricing isn't bad.
I'm saving my Schillings for my next toy.

[wwendorf]

I've got a Southbend Magnaturn 612, Serial #0004, that I have been using. I finally got some spare parts for it, so I think I'll just continue using that for a while.

It's a great little lathe that has already got an enclosure and an 8 position tool turret and only cost me $3k.

I could justify the $17k I spent on my 770, but I can't justify $19k for the lathe at this point and time. Not that their price point is bad, I just can't justify another $19k+.

Wade