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Do you still have the Myford for sale?

That looks interesting. What is the general opinion of the model? I have found comments related to its usage rating (two hours per week?), and the need to use an alignment tool when resetting the head and tailstocks, but anything else? I’ve not had my current AW240 very long, and really want to...

The Delta looks unloved, even if it does start and run...as for the Axminster - definitely a lot of lathe, but also a lot of pennies, not sure I could justify that amount to herself :cry:.

Love the idea of concreting hollow bars - brilliant!

Thanks all - the consensus definitely backs-up my suspicion of round bars. I really do think I'll stick with cast, whether I buy new or second-hand. The ebay link doesn't go to a webpage, so I'm not sure what Alex is suggesting, but currently I'm considering something like a Record DML320 with...

Hi everyone, Looking at the second-hand market, there appear to be two basic build formats of woodturning lathe available - those using a cast iron bed, and those using a bed made of one or more round bars. Having a background using an engineering lathe - ground cast iron bed with the weight of...

Hi everyone, Greetings from another first-timer to the forum. I'm based on the Hampshire coast in the UK, and whilst not totally ignorant of wood, am firmly in the beginner class - so apologies in advance for another source of dim questions 🙃. I'm interested in various materials - managed to...