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<blockquote data-quote="oexing" data-source="post: 152791" data-attributes="member: 1493"><p>Sony is allright in my country when you got the time waiting for items in Ebay to show up. They seem to be a lot more expensive in America, like some more things. I paid huge money 40 years ago for new Sony equipment, saved some money by having my company pay as official customer. So I had no tax to pay at least. When deciding on DROs don´t worry too much about Chinese types, in case of an electronic defect it will not be big money. So you just get a replacement, a lot more money was injected in Vincents or whatever. One thing I´d want to have is a counter display with LCD screen, much nicer to read than 7 segment types. This is most comfortable on the mill when you want to use fancy features for milling when no CNC mill near you or they got no time for mini jobs .</p><p> Seems in modern times you will have more and more problems to find a company for private mc work as CNC is there for all year orders and no time left for traditional milling and turning mechanical bits. So only alternative is do as best as you can and do all jobs yourself, exactly as you like them, pastime waisted a lot on obsolete motorbikes or whatever. But yes, you have to take some joy out of machine work so not an option for everybody. </p><p> My three lathes were all new, first one from Taiwan, two from China, quite allright for my requirements. I did not want to spend weeks of overhauling worn bedways on European trade machines with their drawbacks like excessive weight, non-standard or obsolete spindles with hard to find accessories, never a problem with modern Chinese machines. Yes, you may find details that are a bit agricultural or poorly finished, but for hobby use a great compromise and more useful than some classics. </p><p></p><p> Vic</p><p></p><p>favorite lathe on second floor:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]47750[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oexing, post: 152791, member: 1493"] Sony is allright in my country when you got the time waiting for items in Ebay to show up. They seem to be a lot more expensive in America, like some more things. I paid huge money 40 years ago for new Sony equipment, saved some money by having my company pay as official customer. So I had no tax to pay at least. When deciding on DROs don´t worry too much about Chinese types, in case of an electronic defect it will not be big money. So you just get a replacement, a lot more money was injected in Vincents or whatever. One thing I´d want to have is a counter display with LCD screen, much nicer to read than 7 segment types. This is most comfortable on the mill when you want to use fancy features for milling when no CNC mill near you or they got no time for mini jobs . Seems in modern times you will have more and more problems to find a company for private mc work as CNC is there for all year orders and no time left for traditional milling and turning mechanical bits. So only alternative is do as best as you can and do all jobs yourself, exactly as you like them, pastime waisted a lot on obsolete motorbikes or whatever. But yes, you have to take some joy out of machine work so not an option for everybody. My three lathes were all new, first one from Taiwan, two from China, quite allright for my requirements. I did not want to spend weeks of overhauling worn bedways on European trade machines with their drawbacks like excessive weight, non-standard or obsolete spindles with hard to find accessories, never a problem with modern Chinese machines. Yes, you may find details that are a bit agricultural or poorly finished, but for hobby use a great compromise and more useful than some classics. Vic favorite lathe on second floor: [ATTACH type="full"]47750[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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