Out of interest, what sort of costs are (or were) involved? Can older, worn machines be brought back into useable condition cost effectively?
without doubt. All the stress have aged out, a regrind brings the best out of them my m300 had 70thou of wear just in front of the chuck, from diong the same job on brake discs. The rest of the lathe was fine. Had the lot reground for 800quid. Lathe was £540. Fitted a DRO, lick of paint, it’s better than a new m300 at 25k
Very much so As long as spindle bearings are good and leadscrew is good. Case example a mastiff in vgc from a dealer is £15000 A dogged one £500 and full rebuild £5000 Or bed regrind £800 and do the fitting yourself and have a excellent machine that aren’t available new
