choosing a lathe

choosing a lathe

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8 June 2020 at 12:04 #478394
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Thanks for all the wise words of wisdom and suggestions,and especially Larry for his very kind offer, goes to show there are lots of very kind people still left in the world.
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10 June 2020 at 21:20 #479001
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Welcome to the forum David.

If you can bear buying a far-eastern lathe, I'm very happy with my SC4.

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