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Posted by Cliff Ray on April 25, 2008, 3:50 pm
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Small world, I'll email you.
Stuart Bridger wrote:
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> I suspect yes if you are the Cliff I suspect you are!
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>>> Stuart
>> Stuart, one quick question. Are you the Stuart I think you are?
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>> Cliff
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Posted by Austin Shackles on April 24, 2008, 3:06 pm
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On or around Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:15:39 +0100, "Stuart Bridger"
I've got a Colchester student made in 1960, bought s/h and it's still quite
a usable machine. Has a few wear issues. Cost 360 quid, since when it's
had a new 3-jaw which cost about the same again, as the original was
unreliable. Also came with a 10" 4-jaw and a faceplate.
They crop up now and again, as do the smaller bantam and chipmaster. The
chipmaster is a lovely thing if all in order.
don't be too worried about 3-phase - the student is originally 3HP 3-phase,
but mine now has a high-torque 2HP single phase motor, which don't cost much
new. It'd be down on power for the sort of maximum workrates it was capable
of when new, but for the smallish stuff I do with it it works fine.
I'd back a decent s/h machine such as this against the cheap Chinese style
stuff. Good Chinese is pretty good, mind, and there are some around.
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Posted by Mark Rand on April 25, 2008, 6:10 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:15:39 +0100, "Stuart Bridger"
>I an interested in getting into Model Engineering and looking at my first
>"home lathe".
See Bob Minchin's post. There could be an opportunity there.
From the sublime to the ridiculous, try this for a laugh:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230245042597
Mark Rand
RTFM
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Posted by Tony Jeffree on April 25, 2008, 7:13 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:10:27 +0100, Mark Rand
>From the sublime to the ridiculous, try this for a laugh:-
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230245042597
Well we could always make him a "Best Offer"...<G>
Regards,
Tony
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Posted by on April 26, 2008, 4:15 am
Please log in for more thread options > On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:10:27 +0100, Mark Rand
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> >From the sublime to the ridiculous, try this for a laugh:-
> >http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D230245042597
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> Well we could always make him a "Best Offer"...<G>
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> Regards,
> Tony
Typical E-bay seller, wants =A34.5K for it and you have to pay extra if
you want "the wheels" as well, worth all of =A325. Actually the wheels
fitted to the stand say it all :-)
Regards
Keith
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