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Enough politics and back to the topic of discussion of Downsizing To A Smaller Lathe A very worth while Topic as not everyone can find a home for full sized machine tools.

They may stumble, but not fall, the commonwealth maybe getting smaller, as fewer understand their true value in the unity of Government and the traditions that help prevent the likes of Jan 6

You are speaking with a Royalist linage of United Empire Loyalists, who have all served in Royal Regiments, or Royal Navy / Royal Canadian Navy. One is still serving.

We Canadians will NEVER bow the knee to an American monarch.

You sir, are a card and need serious dealing with. cheers

Well king Richard, Im just an apprentice of life at 80 so I bow to no one except the Queen herself.

No! However you tolerate, wife, jokes!! So please consider everything with a large dose of rhetoric salt to ensure your virtual sanity, and humour!! Thanks for Listening

Right there is the "sign" of a man who only thinks she cannot read nor has friends who can, worse friends who can pick a lock, and even far more costly, friends who know one of those lawyers, Solicitor, Barrister. You my friend are in for a world of hurt. In Today's society, even sounding like...

Or So you assume (ass-u-me)!!

Brave man, or a wife that does not read, or one that does not read the posts. It would be very different if the chain reached the computer, and she knew your password. Ha Ha Guess who would be lucky to have a non leaking roof over the doghouse then. always be careful of those who can read, some...

Also note the High Torque versions of the Sieg Lathes have induction hardened ways. I am very impressed with my LMS purchases, and the follow up from LMS is extremely help full. I had an issue with my LMS Mill 3960 as I could not find the draw bar for the R8 Arbors. Roger got back to me and said...

the LMS 7500 has Reversible lead screw allows for right- and left-hand threading per the spec features.

As Always Brian, simple straight forward design. I especially like the lowered, Mill head rising and lowering the Z Axis control.

Some of you have mastered CAD, I am still trying to get past the opening screen. CAD requires a slight re-wiring of the brain I am afraid.

I still have my Slide Rule and yes it still works. I had a friend who carried a 6 inch slide rule in the field even in the late 70's No batteries required. In the field where a quick answer of 3 digits was superior to waiting for a calculator to come up with a 5 decimal place answer. and the...

Aside from all the Pros and Cons of a combo. Please define your space allotment hight ,width and depth. Plus how much weight can you accept. Then discuss the type of work you anticipate amount of turning vs amount of milling. Type and size of projects you envision. Or are you trying to justify a...

There are many of us out here in the Virtual Country Side, lurking for an excuse to say hello. As to the Smithy or any Combination Machine, like anything else, there are comprises with anything. Determine the Size of Lathe required for your envisioned work. As to the Mill the work table and the...

Having a Colchester Bantam 2000 lathe at that price, I am very sure, you can afford just to have it site there, look pretty, polish it occasionally. Ha Ha Must be an absolute to use as well. I am very happy for you and extremely jealous. Ha Ha My latest efforts have been in finding documented...

Don't you just love it what that happens. I would love to find an old flat belt driven Lathe, that has been thrown out because it is old, worn out only to find out the new people did not understand belts and broke the belt the first time they turn it on and tried to change speeds. There are some...

not to rain on the parade, I have been reading a lot of the forums on this very subject. The findings seem to support the real issue being three things. 1. the Parts are not fully demurred prior to assembly 2. the unit as a whole is not clean and wash out to remove all debris 3. the quality...