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    New to me box level

    Ditto here.
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    Colchester Triumph 2000 Lathe $2500 Burnaby BC

    Just over 3000 lbs with the taper attachment.
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    South Bend 7" Shaper, $1100, Winnipeg, MB

    Thanks very much to the OP for posting this. I bought it.
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    Bed Grind-Harrison Lathe

    My first bigger lathe was a worn out 15” Colchester Dominion, over thirty years ago. Fixed many issues with that lathe and ran it for years, but never fixed the soft bed dings and scores. A regrind could have eliminated many but not all, but wiser old guys said why bother- it’s still an old worn...
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    Aciera F4 mill, $20,000(?), Lakeshore, ON

    Looking at the very nice appearing Adcock and Shipley he has in another ad, I suspect the seller imported these machines from Holland. Purty! Fwiw, the three Aciera F4’s I’ve seen all had galled up vertical ways. Possibly lack of lubrication or inadequate proportion in the design? This machine...
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    Bed Grind-Harrison Lathe

    First questions I’d ask is hardened bed or soft? Are there dowels/taper pins to hold gap piece in place accurately? Is the gap high compared with bed? To me these (and budget/time available) would answer question of grind vs scrape. Or just move on to another lathe. Even if the answer is grind...
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    Cincinnati tool and cutter grinder #2- $900 - Orono, On

    Sorry for the topic wander, but Chipper5783, I’m curious about your Huron. Do you like running it? Good points, not so good points?
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    Cincinnati tool and cutter grinder #2- $900 - Orono, On

    You sir, did well.
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    Buying from McMaster Carr

    A friend, now unfortunately passed, had one like yours and although slow and fussy, he could hit one tenth tolerances on small surface grinding projects. Think you will be pleasantly surprised.
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    Buying from McMaster Carr

    Another thought if McMaster doesn’t work out is biying some of the thinnest turcite or rulon and gluing it. Remnants of both are often found on Canadian ebay. Suggest 16 thou since you don’t need to carve oil slots. Also gives you the advantage of being able to scrape to 50% contact for less...
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