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[Mark Prickett 2Participant @markprickett2]

as above ive been offered an Astra l4 by a very nice man by the name of John,

Ive already agreed to purchase it as it seems in very good condition .

Any thoughts on these machines before i hand over the moolah.

Again many thanks for everybodys help on here i do appriciate it .

Cheers Mark.

[Mark Prickett 2Participant @markprickett2]

[BikepeteParticipant @bikepete]

I helped a friend move one a couple of years ago. With some care loading and unloading it will go into an estate car on its back.

Solid, simple machine. No complicated gearing systems etc. inside that column. Just a simple belt drive to the horizontal spindle.

On the one my friend bought a previous owner had modified the vertical feed from its original ratchet arrangement to use a more normal handwheel, via bevel gears. His also has just the bolt-on vertical head, a solid little unit but no quill, and a bit limited in vertical space underneath it. The overarm-mounted vertical head would be a lot more versatile.

He's been pretty happy with it. Table is smallish compared to some, but it's all rigid enough to take a good cut. If the price is right, and you don't need a huge table or travels, I wouldn't hesitate.

 

 

Edited By Bikepete on 05/03/2016 13:13:17

[Mark Prickett 2Participant @markprickett2]

Thanks pete good to know

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