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  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!

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    Craftex CX709 motor issue?

    Some of you may know I purchased a cx709 that BusyBee had on clearance because it had a problem. BB's explanation of the issue on this machine was that it couldn't get to top speed, but everything else worked. The guy at BB stated that it actually would get to top speed, but it just took...
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    Beginner machinist question??

    I just went through this. Although I can't help you as to which one is better suited for your needs, (because I am a complete newb myself), I can say I decided to go CX because it had variable speed and auto cross feed. Both of which the King does not have. I didn't (and don't) know if I was...
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    CX706 or CX709?

    I agree with you on this. It did surprise me that it didn't even come with a reduced warranty. I've purchased used, returned, equipment from KMS Tools and at least they give you a 30 day warranty. The lathe is brand new, so it should have come with at least a 1yr (as opposed to the 3yr)...
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    CX706 or CX709?

    You have to call the store if you're interested. They don't show up in the clearance section. None left in BC
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    CX706 or CX709?

    This is without warranty. There was a batch of 709's that have a flaky motor and are being sold as 709x. I bought the last one in BC.
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    CX706 or CX709?

    Picked up the machine today. Thanks to everyone that responded. I'm sure you'll be hearing from me a lot, as I know very little about lathes. You're not a very good listener are you Tom. ;):)
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    CX706 or CX709?

    There was a batch of 709's that were tested to have bad motors and BB was/is selling them as a 709x, for $100 more than the 706, but without warranty. My budget started at $1000. Lol. It's been slowly climbing, but I had to cap it at $3500. Even that is more than I want to spend. I just put...
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    CX706 or CX709?

    Thanks Tom, but my budget isn't that high. I'm really pushing my budget to the price of the 706. The 709 I'm looking at is the same price as the 706 because it has a flaky motor. I have a new 2hp motor, so that doesn't both me.
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    CX706 or CX709?

    Oh, I know. I know. Hope you don't mind, but I had to quote you for my signature line. I pretty much spewed my coffee all over my computer when I read that. Cracks me up every time I read it.
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    CX706 or CX709?

    Thanks guys. This all helps I have heard good and bad about BB warranty. I suppose they are like most franchises. Depends on who you are dealing with. The guy here seems ok, but in any case, I'm not to concerned about warranty. Susquatch, I have already been looking into that. Haven't even...
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