Fortis lathes

Fortis lathes

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24 October 2019 at 18:07 #434576
vic donnelly
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I am new to this goup, and almost new to machining, I have just finished setting up an old but seems quite good Fortis 6" lathe. I would be very interested in contacting anyone using one of these old lathes.Thanks and looking foreward to any responce. Vic Donnelly, Saint Asaph, North Wales.
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24 October 2019 at 18:07 #9905
vic donnelly
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24 October 2019 at 21:16 #434598
Mark Gould 1
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Hello Vic,

Welcome to the forum from another newbie, have you checked http://www.lathes.co.uk ? That is probably the mother lode when it comes to lathe info.

Hope this helps,

Mark
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