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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BillM" data-source="post: 3987187" data-attributes="member: 45785">Crazy thing is that you can get one for not a lot more than Harbor Freight's 7x10 mini-lathe. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.harborfreight.com/7-inch-x-10-inch-precision-mini-lathe-93212.html[/URL][URL unfurl="true"]https://www.harborfreight.com/7-inch-x-12-inch-precision-mini-lathe-93799.html[/URL]I've said they're not bad machines, but they do not compare to any Hardinge. Though it can be a lot easier to blame your failures on the lathe when it's from HF. <img src="/images/smilies/wink.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>