I would value you opinions on what I should look at.

I have 2 older Chinese lathes and one South Bend SB1002 in my shop. The South Bend is going strong but we can no longer get parts for the Chinese ones (one no name and one Advance).

Any suggestions on what I should be looking at for less than $10,000.

They almost never shut off during class and because I am dealing with kids they make the odd mistakes so they need to be robust and parts availability has to be good. The South Bend is great but the chuck is a little small, mainly just the bore in the chuck is too small for a lot of jobs.

I would like to buy good quality, American made if possible. But I can't find anything but Chinese stuff!

Any suggestions?