


And features like the 4" 3-jaw chuck, cam-lock tailstock, full half-nuts, and apron gear shield make this lathe unique. With its 500W brushless DC drive system, the 5100 HiTorque 7x16 Mini Lathe has the most low speed torque of any mini lathe. We have these HiTorque machines in stock and ready for shipment. We're all hoping for that "return to normal" soon! Thanks for your patience and understanding. Suppliers and shippers don't always notify us about delays, so that best guess can turn out to be wrong. Be aware that the "Estimated availability" shown on the product page and on this page is our best guess based on the current information we have from the supplier.There's a good chance that we'll soon run out again. If you receive a notification from us that a product is now in stock, decide quickly whether you still want to purchase the item.There's no obligation, and we won't use your email address for any other purpose. We'll send you an email when we get the item in, so you'll be among the first to know. If the item you want is shown as out of stock, click the Notify Me button.At each of these steps - component manufacturing, factory assembly, shipping, and trucking - we're seeing unprecedented delays, and they often compound, with one delay causing another.

Then, even when they're able to build product, transportation has become a huge bottleneck. Factory production schedules have been erratic, held up by shortages of components at some times and workers at other times. It all goes back to the pandemic and transportation disruptions. One of our challenges - as many of you have noticed - is keeping popular items in stock. The past 2+ years have been challenging for everybody.
