Building mini machines

[Tore NilssonParticipant @torenilsson76190]

Hi

I’m thinking of building this mini lathe thsat is avaiable on Ebay US item number

350243983439

Has anybody have any experience from this kit?

 

Thanks

Tore

[Tore NilssonParticipant @torenilsson76190]

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Hello Tore,

 

Sorry your post has gone unanswered. I’m not aware of any lathe kits available in the UK, although there have been a few designs from scratch over the years, and there is the Dore Wesbutry Mill which was available in kit form.

 

Regards

 

Neil

 

 

[NilochParticipant @niloch]

I had a look at your lot no. on US Ebay;  it certainly isn’t the 8.5″ long Stuart Models miniature lathe, the castings for which sell for £146.50 + VAT (Britain’s Value Added Tax currently standing at 17.5% but due to go up to 20% very early in 2011) plus a not insignificant shipping charge (I guess) to the US.  Order now and save yourself 2.5%! 

 

No connection whatsoever, financial or otherwise with Stuart Models.

 

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Thats one of the P M Research Models. They do quite a large range as well as workshop fittings so you can make a whole shop complete with overhead line shafting etc.

 

You would be better asking on one of the US forums, I think i have seen a few of teh PMR models on HMEM.

 

I’ve just ordered a few scale pipe fittings from PM Research and they were dispatched within a couple of hours, just wait to see how long it takes UPS to get them to me and hopefully the value will be below VAt & Import duty levels.

 

Jason

[BogstandardParticipant @bogstandard]

Jason,

 

I ordered the same thing, but made sure it was under the £18 duty limit (postage doesn’t count), and they took about 14 days to get here, even though it was only a tiny package.

 

If you go above that £18 limit, then UPS automatically pay the duty for you (how kind) and charge you around £11 for the privilege, plus the customs charge, and won’t deliver until you have paid the excess. The post office do the same thing, but only have a surcharge of £8. You are always better off, if you can, using USPS, then you have a chance of, if it is not too far over the customs limit, getting away with it.

 

John

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