Used cnc lathe pricing

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Companies everywhere in today’s economy are looking for used cnc lathes as an option to increase their productive capacity in place of purchasing new cnc lathes. This is for the prime reason that used cnc lathes are cheaper to purchase and require a smaller amount of capital tie up as opposed to their new cnc lathe counterparts. If price is the main motivator for this consideration, then the immediate question comes up as to what is the proper used cnc lathe pricing which will tilt the decision towards purchasing a used cnc lathe in place of a new one.

That is really a complicated question even though it appears simple. Used cnc lathe pricing is actually based on several variables and one needs to patiently evaluate every single one prior to making a decision. Let us address just a few of them in this post just to increase awareness. Firstly, what is the age of the used cnc lathe being considered and attached to this question is what kind of production has been run on this used cnc lathe. These two kind of go hand in hand. For example, a used cnc lathe that is ten years old and has run a production contract everyday using the same materials, in my opinion should be priced higher than a comparable machine that has run ten different jobs everyday, running materials from steel to inconel to plastic to graphite. Materials such as graphite and ceramics will tear up the guideways of the machine and you are liable to get a lot more problems down the road than a used cnc lathe that has been running a stainless steel turning job day in and day out.

Secondly, you must check the maintenance records for the used cnc lathe being considered. If the main spindle motor has been replaced a couple of times, the bearings a couple of times and the turret has been realigned over a dozen times in a two year span then the used cnc lathe pricing for this item must be significantly lower even if the machine is only a couple of years old. Significant problems in the past may mean similar headaches in the future.

Thirdly, you need to evaluate how easy it is to obtain and procure spare parts and service for the particular brand and make and model of the used cnc lathe being considered. I have come across some machine models that are so hard to get service for and so hard to find spare parts for, especially electronic boards that no matter how low the used cnc lathe pricing is, I would stay away from. Thus in evaluating used cnc lathe pricing, besides the sticker price, one needs to evaluate the headache price also prior to making a decision.