philford
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I like the southbend ones and their clones, Yes hercus is australian.
i have a bit boigger one that I dragged int omy workshop at work, I was thinking of trading up as it has a larger swing, bu tits very similar in construction, that one is a Clausing. I think the one I have at moe is actually a Boxford. the parts are interchangeable, mine at home is a 9" Id like to find a steady rest, it seems I may need to make my own.
if you buy one try to get the tooling as it all adds up. The best ones have heavy castings and there is a lot of cheap crap nowadays. sometimes the real big ones go cheap as no one wants to allocate the space at home for a 12 foot monster with a 2 foot swing and then you need 3 phase usually too.
i have a bit boigger one that I dragged int omy workshop at work, I was thinking of trading up as it has a larger swing, bu tits very similar in construction, that one is a Clausing. I think the one I have at moe is actually a Boxford. the parts are interchangeable, mine at home is a 9" Id like to find a steady rest, it seems I may need to make my own.
if you buy one try to get the tooling as it all adds up. The best ones have heavy castings and there is a lot of cheap crap nowadays. sometimes the real big ones go cheap as no one wants to allocate the space at home for a 12 foot monster with a 2 foot swing and then you need 3 phase usually too.
