I have the opportunity to pick up an older lathe here locally that seems to be in very good shape. It is a Rockwell / Delta 46-140 with the following:
11" swing, 36" between centers. Headstock ballbearing and morse taper, tailstock morse taper. Bech length 50", all cast iron construction. It also includes the following: 4 jaw chuck, interior and exterior jaws. Straight 10" tool rest, curve 6" bowl tool rest, 3" faceplate, 6" faceplate, 12" sanding face plate, live tailstock center, prong drive center, face guard, 9" OD caliper with open center, 6.5" OD caliper, 5.5" OD caliper, 5.5" OD caliper open center, 5" scribe, 4" turning scribe, "S" bowl gauge caliper, lamp with flex arm, headstock pin wrench, headstock wrench. Also 14 turning tools:
Packard 1/2" gouge, Sorby 1.25" roughing gouge, Sorby hollowing tool, Sorby shallow gouge, Sorby 13MM gouge, Record 3/8" finger nail gouge, Record 5/8" bowl gouge, 1.25" taper nose granulator knife, 1.25" flat skew granulator knife, 1.25" round scraper granulator knife, 3/8" taper skew granulator knife, 1/2" spindle tool granulator knife, 1/2" taper skew granulator knife, unknown parting tool. Being a turning newbie I was hoping for some guidance. We have agreed in principal to $550. Does this sound like a good investment?
11" swing, 36" between centers. Headstock ballbearing and morse taper, tailstock morse taper. Bech length 50", all cast iron construction. It also includes the following: 4 jaw chuck, interior and exterior jaws. Straight 10" tool rest, curve 6" bowl tool rest, 3" faceplate, 6" faceplate, 12" sanding face plate, live tailstock center, prong drive center, face guard, 9" OD caliper with open center, 6.5" OD caliper, 5.5" OD caliper, 5.5" OD caliper open center, 5" scribe, 4" turning scribe, "S" bowl gauge caliper, lamp with flex arm, headstock pin wrench, headstock wrench. Also 14 turning tools:
Packard 1/2" gouge, Sorby 1.25" roughing gouge, Sorby hollowing tool, Sorby shallow gouge, Sorby 13MM gouge, Record 3/8" finger nail gouge, Record 5/8" bowl gouge, 1.25" taper nose granulator knife, 1.25" flat skew granulator knife, 1.25" round scraper granulator knife, 3/8" taper skew granulator knife, 1/2" spindle tool granulator knife, 1/2" taper skew granulator knife, unknown parting tool. Being a turning newbie I was hoping for some guidance. We have agreed in principal to $550. Does this sound like a good investment?