PM3520b cost?

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jake Niedling

Hey John - They certainly seem all the same price. Here is a link to Osolnik Machinery in Berea. They have it for $4100 but comes with the swing away tailstock. Good luck and let me know when you get it. I will come up and give it a test run. My 3520A is still running good. Jake


http://www.osolnikmachinery.com/store/p6/Powermatic_3520B_Lathe_with_Lathe_Tailstock_Swing_Away_Package_FREE_SHIPPING.html

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Julian

Powermatic usually has a 15% off sale once or twice a year. Next sale should be Feb.28-March10th (based on last year. Previous sale was after Thanksgiving.

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David Bassett

15% off just ended at Woodcraft. Craft Supplies USA is advertising free shipping and a gift card rebate. It seems like the right time of year, so keep checking the usual suspects until you find a deal you like.

I second Oslnik Machinery as a

John Kaner

great place to buy a lathe. May 2008, Joseph sent me a Powermatic 4224. Free shipping to Tacoma, Washington. American Fast Freight Ship to Anchorage, Alaska and inside delivery with a forklift. Total shipping Tacoma to Anchorage? $400! Well it is a 900 pound lathe.

We had many phone calls and he kept me up-to-date. The day it arrived, we had a Spring blizzard!

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Stuart Johnson

It won't hurt to ask (with cash in hand) if they will still give the 15% off. Although, you might be better off with free shipping and no tax depending on where you live and how / where the seller does business.

I'm finding more and more you can get discounts just by asking no matter if it is asking for a senior coffee or a discount on a major purchase. Not asking won't make you any younger or cost you less.

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Justin Stephen

Toolnut.com also offers free shipping and they ship really fast. Alas, they are charging the same $3999 right now that everyone else is. They also ship from their own inventory in New York, which might help you get it a little faster depending on where you are.

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john lucas

A bunch of us around here have purchased items and lathes from Toolnut. They do a good job of getting you the merchandise. It used to be less expensive from them but apparently not anymore.

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John K Jordan

> I will come up and give it a test run

Wow, a visit from Jake! Maybe I'll buy one for you too. :-)

If I get one I'll need to find a home for one of my 1642s. If I had your money I'd just add a wing onto the shop.

Thanks for the tip; Berea is one of my old stomping grounds. But sorry, I'll pay extra before I buy from Osolnik. Fortunately, in this country everyone is entitled to their own opinion!

JKJ

Woodcraft sales

Jorge

Now and then they go on sale. I got my 3520b in 2008 for $2700, extension bed for $400, remote switch for $90 and shipping for $180 for a grand total of $3370

Shop around and if not in a hurry wait a little.

Election years are uncertainty years and the economy slumps...

Re: Woodcraft sales

Justin Stephen

I bought mine in 2013 and got it for $3520 (love the price) shipped. As I recall, just a few months ago the price had risen well into the $4000s before falling again upon the release of Grizzly's new large lathe.

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Ivan Clark

The best deal that I found was on a demo lathe from the AAW symposium from Craft Supply. The downside is that you have to pick it up at the end of the symposium and carry it home with you.

Getting a 3520 out of a minivan when the parking lot slopes down away from the shop door gets interesting. The transport itself went smoothly. I put down a double layer of plywood on the minivan floor and screwed down cleats to stabilize the load.

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Barry L Elder

There has been a 3520b for sale on IAP for the last week or two.

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John K Jordan

>There has been a 3520b for sale on IAP for the last week or two.

What is IAP? Is this lathe used? If possible I like to buy new so I can claim responsibility for all abuse.

A friend once looked at a little Datsun truck I had and asked if I bought it new. Yeah, why? Just wondering if you did all that to it yourself. :-)

JKJ

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Dick Coers

Just heard a story that our local wood store cleared out two PM3520 lathes for $2900. New in the box, not demos. I called a good friend, and he got the last one. That was a crazy good price! For a few minutes, I thought about parking it beside my Oneway 2436. But that would have just been decadent!

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Brian Roberts

I would be surprised if they were 3520B models.

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Dick Coers

Is it that you don't believe my story, or do you think the dealer had two old 3520a machines still in the box in inventory? A good friend bought one of the two. I could have bought one last year during their 2014 year end clearance for $3100. But as I mentioned, I already have a Oneway 2436 with the large outboard attachment. It takes a big chunk of space out of my shop. They didn't sell either machine last year, so took it back to regular price all year except for the usual Powermatic sales. They didn't sell all year, so to try and get them out of inventory, they lowered the price to $2900 for the 2015 year end clearance. I guess you don't have to believe me, it's your prerogative.

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John K Jordan

When I read your note I did not consider it as something to disbelieve or believe but I WAS certainly surprised!

That was a great price - I should be so lucky! But yesterday a friend sent me a note saying he might sell his lightly used b model so I might go with that instead of a new one.

Hey, did you get a chance yet to try making fine burned lines on a sloped cut on that dogwood without using a wire?

JKJ

Not yet John

Dick Coers

We are 100% concentrating on the approaching birth of our first grandchild. It takes about 3 hours to get to there place. I spent two full days up there setting up the nursery. I was disappointed in the son in law. He had done no prep, didn't even have the computer unhooked. So spent two really hard days! Still recovering! Yesterday they told her the baby is not gaining enough weight and will be inducing labor this Wednesday at the latest. So worried and excited at the same time! I will get some shop time this weekend, and do some experiments.

family trumps shop, every time!