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Here is a lathe for someone!
John Hill:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=212575454
Thats about 25 quid. I think I will be bidding on it, just something to put on the mantlepiece! :med:
old-biker-uk:
:thumbup: One of our club members bought a similar lathe at a club auction (similar price) with a bit of work (bored out headstock, new spindle, lever tailstock) he now has a neat little precision lathe. Here he is turning cones for loco steam injectors at our recent exhibition.
Mark
John Hill:
That one looks rather neat Mark. ::)
bogstandard:
I actually gave one away about 15 years ago. It came with a load of bits from a workshop clearout.
I refurbished it and gave it to a fellow modeller who still uses it to make many custom fittings for model boats.
They are a very nice basic lathe, however, a little limited in its basic form. But as OB's mate has shown, with a little work, they can very easily be made into a nice high precision machine.
Well worth getting for the price.
John
John Hill:
I dont really think the little lathe would suit the sort of messing around I am likely to do but it would be nice to have on the shelf!
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