michael gallagher
10-12-2007, 12:58 AM
All-
I have lurked around here for a while, picking up some good scoop and suggestions, and now I have a question (after you read my rant) for our experts here. I’ve been looking to get a smaller lathe for various reasons and, after “kicking the tires” at my local Rocker store across the street from work, I think this little Delta LA200 is for me. Unfortunately, they want $299.99 for it as demonstrated on their website:
http://tinyurl.com/2uf6ry (http://tinyurl.com/2uf6ry)
Going to my trusty Amazon shopping center (my wife gets perturbed because I tend to only shop at Amazon or eBay, but that’s another story), they have it for the low, low price of $159.99:
http://tinyurl.com/2udcl3 (http://tinyurl.com/2udcl3)
What am I missing here that causes a $140 difference on the same item – almost the price of 2 lathes on Amazon - not counting differences in shipping prices? Call this post more of a rant, so here’s my real question.....are their any recommendations for this Delta lathe, or the comparable size JET lathe that is about $100 or so higher than the Delta? Would you recommend one over the other, or should I be looking at something different in terms of quality of the tool, etc. I like the idea of $160, but want to be sure it is a piece of equipment that will last.
Many thanks-
Michael
Pearland, TX
I have lurked around here for a while, picking up some good scoop and suggestions, and now I have a question (after you read my rant) for our experts here. I’ve been looking to get a smaller lathe for various reasons and, after “kicking the tires” at my local Rocker store across the street from work, I think this little Delta LA200 is for me. Unfortunately, they want $299.99 for it as demonstrated on their website:
http://tinyurl.com/2uf6ry (http://tinyurl.com/2uf6ry)
Going to my trusty Amazon shopping center (my wife gets perturbed because I tend to only shop at Amazon or eBay, but that’s another story), they have it for the low, low price of $159.99:
http://tinyurl.com/2udcl3 (http://tinyurl.com/2udcl3)
What am I missing here that causes a $140 difference on the same item – almost the price of 2 lathes on Amazon - not counting differences in shipping prices? Call this post more of a rant, so here’s my real question.....are their any recommendations for this Delta lathe, or the comparable size JET lathe that is about $100 or so higher than the Delta? Would you recommend one over the other, or should I be looking at something different in terms of quality of the tool, etc. I like the idea of $160, but want to be sure it is a piece of equipment that will last.
Many thanks-
Michael
Pearland, TX