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<blockquote data-quote="David Bliss" data-source="post: 8519451" data-attributes="member: 157650"><p>Most of my tools have been sort of scrap but were ok after being rebuilt, any thing actually paid for were really bodged up by dealers and on any machine the heavier the better as can do small stuff on a large machine but can't do a large job on a small one. the little high speed is ok from a few thou up-to an 1/8, been left out as scrap at a machinery dealers gave £15 but with a bit of modifying and time is as good as new or better, the1962 Beaver mill came from Clays printing at Bungay, done little work but left outside, took five years to rebuild that, its ok but not as good as a Bridge-port, the little Corona pedestal drill and Wotan hand shaper were on a trailer ready to go for scrap, done a small repair so came for free apart from repairing them, the Herbert drill was at a machinery dealers at the time was asking silly money, ended up left out in a field and fell over, was told motor was burnt out, well it cost quite a bit as a multi speed motor and had to be rewired that cost £160 forty plus years ago but been used allot. All my machine tools cost little but tooling is where you need to spend money on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David Bliss, post: 8519451, member: 157650"] Most of my tools have been sort of scrap but were ok after being rebuilt, any thing actually paid for were really bodged up by dealers and on any machine the heavier the better as can do small stuff on a large machine but can't do a large job on a small one. the little high speed is ok from a few thou up-to an 1/8, been left out as scrap at a machinery dealers gave £15 but with a bit of modifying and time is as good as new or better, the1962 Beaver mill came from Clays printing at Bungay, done little work but left outside, took five years to rebuild that, its ok but not as good as a Bridge-port, the little Corona pedestal drill and Wotan hand shaper were on a trailer ready to go for scrap, done a small repair so came for free apart from repairing them, the Herbert drill was at a machinery dealers at the time was asking silly money, ended up left out in a field and fell over, was told motor was burnt out, well it cost quite a bit as a multi speed motor and had to be rewired that cost £160 forty plus years ago but been used allot. All my machine tools cost little but tooling is where you need to spend money on. [/QUOTE]
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