From: djb@invalid.com   
      
   On 26/08/2025 20:40, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "David Billington"  wrote in message news:108kpuh$4qve$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   > On 26/08/2025 17:36, Richard Smith wrote:   
   >> "Jim Wilkins"  writes:   
   >>   
   >> I thought about that - is it time to have my own machine-tools...   
   >   
   > Was that meant as a rhetorical question? I think those of use still here   
   > are already on the side that has them and are screaming yes at the   
   > screen.   
   >   
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   >   
   > I've been struggling to not push too hard.   
   >   
   > Unfortunately I can't help much with the next question, which ones? My   
   > experience with imports dates back from when they were troublesome, so   
   > I bought old American iron instead.   
   >   
   I expect he needs to put the word out that he's looking for lathe, mill   
   etc and see what comes back. I know a guy in his locality that has   
   picked up his machine tools, a Colchester Student, German toolroom   
   lathe, and a mill in the area. IIRC the Colchester was from an older guy   
   that decided it was time to give his tools a new home. A mate got a   
   Colchester Student from his late uncle's estate and it went in the back   
   of a Transit van minus the base as my crane couldn't lift high enough to   
   get it in with the base on, I took the base down to his place a week   
   later about 120 miles away. It's a small country.   
      
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