[wwendorf]

I'm looking for a bigger better lathe for my shop, and I found a Takisawa TC-1 for sale locally. They are guessing it's about a 1984 model. Looks in really good shape and is in operation currently.

Everything I've been able to find shows that this is a pretty darn good lathe. I called the company, and they can still get parts for it.

What is the worth of this machine? They said they are asking $10k for it, but I've seen them sold for anywhere from $3k to $6.5k.
Any issue with this machine I should know about?
Is it easy to repair if something does go wrong with it? I know the manuals are readily available, which is nice, but I'm not a big electronics guy.

Any input on these machines would be really appreciated.

Thanks,
Wade

[wwendorf]

Any input please?

Thanks,
Wade

[sin_arms]

I don't have one but from what I've read they are a solid machine, the controller being old might give you fits but the machine it's self should be good.