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- Mar 17, 2017
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Hey Ulma,
Like your lathe flat belt drive, I have been taken to task , by "experts" , for wasting precious time repairing a machine of an outdated pattern, when sitting across from it I have a really nice Myford , A make of lathe which superseded it as regards the general British home shop guy from the late fifties onwards, But it is little pattern of machine upon which was made superb model engines and other lovely things in its day.
Ah, yes...rivet counters and Inspector Meticulous as LBSC used to say.
I started in the hobby with an ancient 3" Atlas/Craftsman - a machine with few virtues and less rigidity. made parts on it for a long time, then upgraded to a Myford ML10. THis got joined by a South Bend 9, which has just been replaced with another (tired headstock).
Have I done uneconomical repairs? All the time. I restore old British iron as a primary hobby (Land-Rovers). Done more parts recon there than was ever worth the effort - except for the fact that I COULD do it and enjoyed every minute. If you enjoy it and it works, more power to you, and to all of us.