Spread the cost of stone lathes from £10,000 to £90,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease or refinance;
Yes, stone lathes are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £10,000 to £90,000, and most deals are written over 12–84 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£10k – £90k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £100k
Rates From
4.5% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical stone lathe price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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For UK limited companies with 3+ months’ trading and monthly revenue.
On a purchase price of £30,000: a 10% deposit of £3,000, then 48 monthly payments of £633 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £33,384, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Manual stone lathe, 2m bed | £10,000 – £25,000 | Manual Stone Lathe (specification class) |
| CNC stone lathe with programmable profiling | £30,000 – £65,000 | CNC Stone Lathe (specification class) |
| Large-diameter CNC lathe for columns and balusters | £65,000 – £90,000 | Large-Format CNC Stone Lathe (specification class) |
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Stone lathes qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000 for qualifying plant and machinery. HP agreements let you claim capital allowances on the asset; lease payments are generally deducted as an operating expense.
Stone lathes are a specialist purchase for masons producing turned columns, balusters, urns and architectural elements for restoration and bespoke building work, a smaller and more specialist market than worktop fabrication. Cutting and grinding natural or engineered stone produces respirable crystalline silica dust, so processors specify a wet-cut machine with an integral water feed and buy local exhaust extraction or a suppression system alongside the cutting equipment itself, rather than treating dust control as an optional extra fitted later. Turning generates a continuous stream of fine dust at the tool point, so wet turning and localised extraction are specified with the machine. Buyers finance a stone lathe because this work is typically won on individual restoration or heritage contracts, and the machine's cost is spread to match those specific jobs rather than carried as a general overhead. Replacement is usually driven by wanting CNC profiling to reproduce a pattern accurately and repeatably, rather than the lathe wearing out, since the bed and headstock are heavy-duty and see relatively low-volume use compared with a production saw. The used market is thinner and more specialist than for bridge saws, so buyers often hold a lathe for longer before replacing it.
Some specialist lenders consider businesses with imperfect credit histories. You may need a larger deposit or personal guarantee, but options may be available. Fundably may use a soft credit check for matching, which does not affect your credit score. A hard check may happen if you choose to proceed with a lender.
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