Try this price for a mini lathe

[SmithDoor]

Try this price for a mini lathe
The see shipping
Hight lite between brackets for price { $396 }

Always check price of shipping.

Dave






https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808012782050.html?ug_edm_item_id=3256808012782050&pdp_npi=4@dis!USD!$245.88!$245.88!!!!!@2151e4c417399382639126803ddcbd!12000044210907756!edm!!!&edm_click_module=alg_product_l1r2_5971640600&creative_img_ind=1&edm_log_data=edm-item-list-left-one-right-two.store-product-log-link&tracelog=rowan&rowan_id1=aeug_edm_23832_1_en_US_2025-02-18&rowan_msg_id=gunsCOWS_23832_$fedd6ca5579f42b782aac414f45a181a&ck=in_edm_other&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

 

[Basil]

I think that is for the cabinet only. Aliexpress does this a lot.

 

[SmithDoor]

I think that is for the cabinet only. Aliexpress does this a lot.

Most I have seen uses tool chest or just table.

Dave

 

[JimSvarv]

The link you post is for the table.
There are different pictures where you select the "colour" of the item.
This is how you select what item you want, like different sizes or types of cutters as an example.

The Lathe itself is more like 1k.

 

[RM-MN]

The link you post is for the table.
There are different pictures where you select the "colour" of the item.
This is how you select what item you want, like different sizes or types of cutters as an example.

The Lathe itself is more like 1k.

Aliexpress isn't for making a snap decision. You get what you bought, not what you thought you bought. You need to look at all the pictures, compare the prices based on the picture highlighted, then read the description, then add in the shipping cost. While the lathe can be had (one of them, make sure you know which one)for the low price of $880, you then need to add in the shipping (about $400). Then you need to factor in the chance of shipping damage and what it might take to repair it. By the time you are done, you might have been better off to have bought a mini lathe from Harbor Freight.

 

[timo_gross]

Asking questions is a way to clarify details and get some idea if the seller knows what he is doing. It shows if they are able to communicate.
Sometimes extra photos are possible. I had succes in requesting e.g. wiring information before ordering. (often all the information is only about shipping workflow, shipping times and packaging) Technical information is sometimes sparse. Choices are "walk away", "ask" or "gamble".

p.s. mixed results, quite some stories with wrong or not compatible items. Usually not scams, but mixed specs. (by me or shipper).

Buy cheap buy twice, order wrong order twice.