There are some bargains about at times. My father reckoned these were pretty good.
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It's pretty well equipped too. However just like ML7's condition can vary. All lathes wear out over time.
My dad reckoned that slant beds worked out well. More or less automatic rigidity and a decent swing.
If some one wants to restore a lathe it's generally best to go for one that doesn't use plain bearings in the headstock – especially where the spindle runs in cast iron. The winfield looks to use phos bronze plain bearings. These unlike the run in cast iron types can be replaced but there is likely to be spindle wear as well which will make that difficult. There is always a chance that these lathes are ok but in my experience that is rare. Lathes that use various roller bearings generally can be changed and the remaining problem is bed wear which is likely to cause the lathe to turn a taper. Cross slides also wear so will generally tighten up as they are wound out or have to be set pretty loosely.
John
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