Hopefully the right place to ask...
My company is looking to purchase a decent lathe for some small turning work we need to do. We have to machine some bushings at time of install and each is different. After a case study, we decided it made better sense for us to purchase a lathe vs sending the work out to a machine shop. That said, my production engineer has identified a Matthews precision 1340 with some options like a DRO. I'm the supply chain manager, so I'm in charge of finding/quoting/buying. My budget is just south of $13k, but that needs to include a mobile work cart too. Any advice on options other than the MP?
Thanks!
Kevin