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Originally Posted by porsche4life
^^^^ What does a lathe like that cost?
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Depends on condition and location, but new you'd be looking at around a $ mil installed, maybe more.
But, hard to find new stuff that's as good as restored old stuff. They don't make em like that anymore really applies to mills and lathes.
Back when iron was cheap.
BTW back to the OP:
There's a very large machine shop near Los Angeles that has a VTL you could drive a full service truck onto and turn.
Quite a bit bigger than what you describe you're looking for.
Anywho, the company has changed hands recently and I don't think their big VTL has turned a rev in a long time, probably not enough to pay for its keep.
It'd be worth a try, maybe they're in a situation where rasing capital is a priority, maybe not. Doesn't hurt to ask.
I'll PM the contact info just in case you're interested.