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  1. Tomc938

    King 1440 Lathe Speed plate

    I should have mentioned: Mine is a 1996 version. Thanks! This looks like mine. And I can look up the model for a manual.
  2. Tomc938

    King 1440 Lathe Speed plate

    I've started to put together that 1440 lathe I have that came as a kit. This is the plates with the belt configuration and spindle speeds I have. Not much left legible. Anyone have a picture of this plate? Would be nice to be able to reproduce it. And does anyone have a manual for this...
  3. Tomc938

    will go quick. craftex knee mill $800 Wiarton

    Too funny! Sometimes you kill me Don. You maybe need to talk to your Dr. about upping your meds.
  4. Tomc938

    HERO TIME - My Dream Lathe has Landed!

    At least he had the keys to the shop. I was thinking he would have claimed he lost them and you needed a "universal key" aka crowbar.
  5. Tomc938

    One less John on the Forum

    Welcome to the forum Joni! I have a tool post grinder in my basement I picked up for a guy on the forum named John. If I don't hear from him for a while I would be willing sell it to you at a 50% mark up to what he paid. (and already sent me) With tariff$, things are getting more expensive all...
  6. Tomc938

    Looking for advice Acu-rite II

    So I am in the middle of switching to Touch DRO for my mill and lathe. The mill has a Bausch and Lomb Act-rite II Digital Position Readout head. Only one of the axis works. And the read out is great in ABS, but the bottom segment is dim compared to the rest of the segments when in INC. A...
  7. Tomc938

    Full Hobby Machine Shop. Selling only as package deal. $10,000 - Whitby ON

    He does have a very long list of accessories on a spreadsheet. (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ViZLObLg0FApElK7Gp6mtcK4iTxHpkJRjRyvEUykIUc/edit?usp=drivesdk) Would have been nice to see the total. I just did a rough running total in my head and came up with about 13K, give or take...
  8. Tomc938

    Full Hobby Machine Shop. Selling only as package deal. $10,000 - Whitby ON

    Quick Look at the prices he lists, and might be $13,000 worth. But that's today's prices. Hard to say what he paid for it. So, yeah, might be retail.
  9. Tomc938

    will go quick. craftex knee mill $800 Wiarton

    WOW!
  10. Tomc938

    SM1230 pickup

    That lathe is a beauty! Have fun with it.
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