Ouch. A bit more expensive than I was hoping.

The original chuck guard was quoted at something like $650 (IIRC). So this means really the cost of the enclosure is now $1985 + $650 (since the chuck guard cost is now part of the base machine price). That makes it double ouch at $2635. I was expecting more like $1000 premium over the chuck guard. There really doesn't seem like much sheetmetal/lexan involved in the enclosure.

34713 - Full Enclosure Kit for 15L Slant-PRO

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Nice to see forward progress on the accessories that they are offering.

The rumor was that the turret was in stock and ready to ship, and they were waiting on finalizing the enclosure to offer it for sale. Alright, we see the enclosure, where is the turret? I see it in the window above...

Lets see, the original SPL lathe email list said that the fully kitted machine would run around $20k... does that mean that the turret is going to cost $6400?