HughF
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I have a Boxford 500VSL, the late model with the L00 nose taper - it is a great machine, but I regularly end up running large work in it, in back gear and pushing it pretty hard. I have access to a larger lathe, a Leblond regal from the late 30's but it's very old and worn.
I would like something with:
All gear head, running in oil
Hardened/ground bed
Clutch
Nice wide bed, toolroom sized saddle
Non-threaded spindle nose, so American taper or Camlock
'A bit' larger than the VSL, but not much.
I'm thinking Harrison 140, M250 or M300, and possibly a Kerry 1124
Is there anything else out there worth looking at from the 70's/80's?
I would like something with:
All gear head, running in oil
Hardened/ground bed
Clutch
Nice wide bed, toolroom sized saddle
Non-threaded spindle nose, so American taper or Camlock
'A bit' larger than the VSL, but not much.
I'm thinking Harrison 140, M250 or M300, and possibly a Kerry 1124
Is there anything else out there worth looking at from the 70's/80's?