Kent VS Hwacheon manual engine lathes

[within a thou]

We are looking at replacing our old Toss manual lathe (ya I know its a manual but with the size of the pieces we do and all one of stuff no production it doesn't make sense to get a cnc lathe or mill turn). The 2 lathes we are comparing through our vendors is Hwacheon and Kent. With Kent being half the price before we add on the shipping. ANyone have any good or bad to say about either of these brands? Thanks for your help

[strabe]

We just bought a Hwacheon HL 18"X40". It's a very nice machine. Very quiet at high RPM. It has the same casting as a Mori so it's really solid. The only thing I don't like is the On/Off control lever. It's a PIA until you get used to it. I don't know anything about Kent. Never heard of them.

 

HTH

 

Ken

[Mic6]

Kent = KBC Tool Special

 

Strabe, How'd you guys score a new lathe? We can't even get a rotary indexer!

[strabe]