Hello everybody,
I am looking to buy a lathe and 2 options have come up. It's either a vintage powermatic model 90 lathe(that's in spectacular condition) or an older oliver model 20 lathe (needs some tlc). I'm not concerned about having to put some work into fixing anything up. Just would like to know if one is better quality then the other? Both are vintage cast iron machine...very heavy. Would like to know yalls opinions on what would be the better option quality wise. Thank you!
I am looking to buy a lathe and 2 options have come up. It's either a vintage powermatic model 90 lathe(that's in spectacular condition) or an older oliver model 20 lathe (needs some tlc). I'm not concerned about having to put some work into fixing anything up. Just would like to know if one is better quality then the other? Both are vintage cast iron machine...very heavy. Would like to know yalls opinions on what would be the better option quality wise. Thank you!