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philf:
The gearbox is almost certainly fixable. I don't know what the current spares situation is with Boxford. I've had my lathe since 2005 and then parts were all stocked. It may be worth trying to negotiate a discount with the seller to allow for some remedial work. I've seen parts being offered on eBay from stripped down machines.

The lathe has features not seen on a lot of lathes like a graduated handwheel on the tailstock with 0.02mm divisions and a dial on the carriage with 1mm divisions which can easily be interpolated to 0.1mm.

I'll keep my eyes open for a 280 for you. ( The 330 has exactly the same footprint and has the advantage of the thicker bottom dovetail section to the topside.

Cheers.

Phil.

HalifaxHerbert:
The seller would not negotiate "one cent" which I found strange.
Furthermore when I offered a cash deposit  which was also refused, saying " cash in full and take it away now ".
In view of this, something did not "smell correct" so I walked away.
Would be interested if the right machine comes along.
Thank you for your help and advice, much appreciated.

HalifaxHerbert:
Hi Phil,
Did you receive the mail which I sent to you via the system ?

philf:

--- Quote from: HalifaxHerbert on April 28, 2021, 05:16:40 AM ---Hi Phil,
Did you receive the mail which I sent to you via the system ?

--- End quote ---

Hi Stan,

You should have had 2 messages and an email!

I hope these links might work:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ayX4GXnyo20l8H7I6GQyhGIJHthVBH-c/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gFs6dsMUQPZ8tJI7KxOu3MjRRS2W1H2w/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kXV-0Mmj9I0xnRXJKKElbzXLHPAXek3k/view?usp=sharing

Cheers.

Phil.

HalifaxHerbert:
Hi Phil,
All received, many thanks indeed.
Cheers and beers.

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