Lathe to purchase

Lathe to purchase

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24 June 2012 at 00:06 #6204
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24 June 2012 at 00:06 #92991
Smudge
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HI Guys

Thanks for your past answers.

I have been offered a Boxford STS1020 or a Myford ML10.

Which would be the better buy

Thanks Smudge
24 June 2012 at 00:21 #92992
blowlamp
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The boxford, without a doubt, provided it's in good nick.

Martin.
24 June 2012 at 00:27 #92993
MAC
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Ditto
24 June 2012 at 07:18 #92995
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The Boxford is a lot more complicated and may be a 3 phase supply

If it's in good nick and got it's bits and you can accomodate it then it's a very desirable purchase, a serious bit of kit
24 June 2012 at 07:22 #92996
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It's a lot of lathe

**LINK**

Top of the range was the STS, a lathe virtually identical to the 10.30 Industrial model with a fully enclosed, all-lever-operated, oil-bath lubricated dual English/Metric screwcutting and feeds gearbox that provided 39 metric threads from 0.2 to 7 mm and 34 English from 3.5 to 80 t.p.i.
24 June 2012 at 09:42 #93002
Russell Eberhardt
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Posted by Ady1 on 24/06/2012 07:18:14:

The Boxford is a lot more complicated and may be a 3 phase supply

If it is, just change the motor wiring from star to delta and buy an inverter. Infinitely better than single phase.

Russell.
24 June 2012 at 09:43 #93003
Russell Eberhardt
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Posted by Ady1 on 24/06/2012 07:18:14:

The Boxford is a lot more complicated and may be a 3 phase supply

If it is, just change the motor wiring from star to delta and buy an inverter. Infinitely better than single phase.

Russell.

P.S. Well perhaps not infinitely but certainly much smoother!
24 June 2012 at 12:36 #93011
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Hi Guys

Thanks very much for your advise

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