Thread: why dont we make lathes anymore???

Originally Posted by new_guy90

i think lots of companies do that but with expensive CNC's over like 10 years if you look at it it doesnt matter what machine you get if it does the job but if i had the choice to get sub standard machines and routinely "chuck them out" or a more expence machine that maybe 3 times the price and has 3 times the working life i would go for the more expence option ....thats just me

That's personally the choice I would make too, but it's not about personal choices, it's about running a viable business. Due to the way assets like machinery can be depreciated, and the taxation implications therein, it may be a smarter way to run a viable business if the cheaper machine can still dot he job. Maybe not the way it should be, just the way it is. Those of us who get to tinker with them for fun and not profit may have a whole different perspective.

Pete