Caroline,
Maybe you could post a little more info on what you want to do with the lathe and it may help some of the people recommend one to you.
dlavery: I agree that a $3000 3in1 can't hold the tolerances that say a $25,000 bridgeport can but I definately won't go way out on a limb and say they are totally junk, especially if you don't have the space or money for a 2500lb professional machine (with gigantic concrete slabs!!! mine sits on a Craftsman professional 1500lb platform). If the machine caroline is looking for is used for 'light duty' with reasonable precision especially for a first robot, many of the smaller machines could do it. Many people are impressed with the parts my CNC machine cuts out of aluminum, while they may not be perfect they are more than good enough for our First robot and soon to be Battlebot.
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