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David Standing 1	12/09/2017 22:14:47
1297 forum posts 50 photos	Posted by Nick_G on 12/09/2017 13:09:13: Posted by David Standing 1 on 12/09/2017 09:50:37: Nick We need to start a Boxford X10 appreciation club! . Hahaha. Although I am obviously an owner of an X10 series and a fan I will take issue with you regarding the statement it's a Harrison M300 equivalent though. - They IMHO ain't the M300 is a step up again. The M250 may be more of a like for like but again the Harrison is sturdier and of better build quality. - However I do think one may struggle to find an M250 in such good condition as your Boxford though. Nick Edited By Nick_G on 12/09/2017 13:11:07 Nick I was only making the comparison between the 330 and M300 regarding similar price new today - I totally agree with you that the M300 is a step up from the 330. A hint can be gleaned from the fact that the 40" M300 is 200kg heavier than the 330. In fact, the only lathe that would tempt me away from the 330 is an M300, but try finding a mint one of those at a sane price! There's one with a dealer at the moment, worse condition than my 330, and it is £7,000 +! Incidentally, the story goes that the X10 Boxford and the M300 were designed by the same person, but I have never seen any cast iron evidence of that, but when you look at them side by side in concept they are almost identical.
larry Phelan	13/09/2017 11:13:26
544 forum posts 17 photos	To Antony Powell, Just looked up that machine from Axminster,seems to be a fairly tidy machine alright.. Just nice to know what,s around.
Antony Powell	14/09/2017 09:55:26
147 forum posts 19 photos	Had it around six months or so and no issues to report, its had a good bit of work and is definitely a big step up from my previous Warco machine Tony

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