In July 2004 I took delivery of my machine after all the due deliberations regarding what I should buy etc, etc. It is not as if I am new to the game, I am building steam locomotive number three and up until then had the use of the club milling machines. However we were given notice to quit from our workshop / meeting room so whereas previously, I was just two minutes down the road from the club shop, using our new relocated facility at the time became impractical. Choice of machine centred around the basics, value and maximum capacity for money, convenience and reliability in operation, and fitness for purpose - in my case for model engineering, typically in seven and a quarter gauge. I am a retired mechanical engineer and chose the machine from a brochure, having never actually seen one -when delivered I was not disappointed.
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