Nobby wrote:Thanks for that WM, always nice to hear from a real engineer.
Seconded I am on the lookout for a lathe, preferably a Myford ML7. I am ignoring eBay because they are always set at horrendous prices on there. I have narrowly missed a couple that were local to me both around the £400 mark. Being local has the advantage that I can go and take a proper look before I make a decision. One will turn up.... Of course, then I need to brush up on my lathe use skills. I have not used one for about 40 years now
Currently reading......Go Fishing For Bass and Go Fishing For Skate and Rays both by Graeme Pullen, The Kill Switch by James Rollins, Raspberry Pi Manual - Haynes, 'Make: Electronics by Charles Platt' & the 'Myford series 7 manual by Ian Bradley'
I am on the lookout for a lathe, preferably a Myford ML7. I am ignoring eBay because they are always set at horrendous prices on there. I have narrowly missed a couple that were local to me both around the £400 mark. Being local has the advantage that I can go and take a proper look before I make a decision. One will turn up.... Of course, then I need to brush up on my lathe use skills. I have not used one for about 40 years now 