Small metal Lathes / IE 350 to 50W machines

[bikepete]

Of those three the second (Star) lathe looks by far the nicest - most pricey too of course.

The first on your list is a generic Chinese hobby lathe - 125 kg, so a step up from a C3 but still no comparison to the big boys in the other links. Available from several sellers no doubt, for much the same price. For just a bit more money you could get the (heavier) Arc version with tooling bundle:

Model Super C6 Lathe - Arc Euro Trade

but it's twice your budget anyway...

You may be pushing it to get anything decent for 500 euros - maybe a plain turning lathe (without screwcutting capacity) perhaps? Or something very knackered. Or you might have to just get lucky (personal connections/putting word around locally might find you the best deal - I'm sure most sales don't get advertised.)

[JAZZCNC]

I would go snatch that Star up before it's gone, thats a very nice and capable Lathe for that money.

[dudz]

I would go snatch that Star up before it's gone, thats a very nice and capable Lathe for that money.

Well he is a 10 hour drive from me, but I have made him the best offer I can (A 2004 GasGas txt pro trials bike) but I am not holding my breath !!

[JAZZCNC]

Well he is a 10 hour drive from me, but I have made him the best offer I can (A 2004 GasGas txt pro trials bike) but I am not holding my breath !!

Nice Bike (Got 2011 280 Beta factory myself) and worth little more than the Lathe so if he's into bikes he'll take you upon it, I would anyway.!

[Swarfing]

How about these if you are looking at more money?

Annonces Colchester tour Toute la France - leboncoin.fr


If you have the room?

Tour COLCHESTER MASCOT 1600 Équipements Industriels Haute-Savoie - leboncoin.fr

Much smaller

Tour à metaux colchester 5x20 chipmaster Bricolage Ille-et-Vilaine - leboncoin.fr

Better still don't mess around and get a CNC lathe

Tour numerique Équipements Industriels Ardèche - leboncoin.fr

[JAZZCNC]

Bloody hell that Emco's cheap It's almost worth a trip to France.!!

[dudz]

How about this :
Tour hernault Bricolage Finistère - leboncoin.fr

or this ;
Tour a metaux Bricolage Ille-et-Vilaine - leboncoin.fr

Or this ;
Tour à métaux EMCO MAXIMAT V10-P tour fraiseuse Bricolage Morbihan - leboncoin.fr

[mekanik]

Hi dudz
I only had a look @ the Elliot as i bought a new Emcomat 7L about 30 years ago,desperately wanted the the V10 but way out of my price range @ the time, my user manual includes the Emcomat 7 & the Maximat V10, if you have a look @ the support bracket @ the end of the bed you will notice it seems long, this is because there should be a feed shaft below the leadscrew(the one with the handwheel) the machine looks like it's has had a rough life and without the feed screw being present the operator will more than likely have been using the laedscrew for feeding the saddle so could be well worn if it was in better condition it would have been a nice machine & the vertical column is very handy, i have one on mine and can do light milling & gear cutting. You could check to see if spare are still available.