From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:103utuj$2cl0n$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   Matt would be glad to hear you call it that.  The PM1440ELB is what I   
   would consider a heavy hobby or prosumer lathe.  ...   
   Bob La Londe   
      
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   Mitre had a company machine shop with modern machines I could design for but   
   not touch, (HLVH, Herco..) plus a separate model shop with an assortment of   
   vintage ones that I more or less controlled, or at least maintained. Segway   
   had a CNC lathe and mill and a Smithy Granite for when the CNC was occupied.   
   Thus I could directly compare what could be done on both types and determine   
   my realistic minimum needs for home, which didn't include a mini lathe or   
   mill like I had in my lab. I was looking for a 9" SB but jumped on the Heavy   
   Ten and don't regret it. This is an available equivalent to the old   
   Clausing, a knee mill that can go where a Bridgeport won't.   
   https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-8-x-30-1-1-2-hp-vertica   
   -mill-with-power-feed/g0731   
      
   With sufficient attention both a 4x6 bandsaw and a 30" shear/brake/roll have   
   worked for me though I wouldn't blindly recommend the troublesome things.   
   None of my stuff belongs in a modern commercial shop except for occasional   
   repair jobs.   
      
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