Hi all. I'm new to working with a metal lathe. I was wondering if there were any recommendations for a lathe to get that would be good but not too expensive (preferably not complicated to work with).
You need to define everything you want to do with it to get a valid recommendation.
For some purposes a little 7x10 is fine and for others something much larger and more sophisticated is needed.
Reasonably priced and often overlooked are the 9x20 lathes, sometimes the best choice for a small home shop but nowhere near as versatile as the larger 10x or 12x lathes (and nowhere near as heavy either if that is a concern).