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Rainbows	11/11/2017 14:45:17
658 forum posts 236 photos	Some people are born with lathes and some have lathes thrust upon them I now have a Relmac of average conditions with what appears to be all parts and a 10 year old layer of grease and dust along with its makers cast iron stand. I have my Keighley for big stuff and CJ18A for small stuff. The Relmac sits there as a more worn out, obsolete version of the CJ18A. Apart from sticking it on ebay, the easy and sensible option, are there any alternate uses for a small lathe? Some other machine to use it as a base for?
Michael Gilligan	11/11/2017 15:51:20
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	[if you have the space] ... Might be worth keeping it for grinding/lapping/polishing work; to keep abrasives away from the others. Or put a milling/drilling spindle onto it, and use it as dividing/graduating machine. MichaelG.
Dave Halford	11/11/2017 20:23:13
2536 forum posts 24 photos	Pass it on, I have an old T&LM and when I get the back gear replaced on my Rockwell 10" the T&LM will go on ebay as I need the space. Only use I can think of is perhaps leave it set up for boring work, the tee slot table would help with that.
richardandtracy	11/11/2017 21:06:19
943 forum posts 10 photos	Anchor for your yacht? Failing that, E-bay seems sensible. Better it sees use than take up space to no purpose, or is wrecked by use as a grinder bed. Regards Richard.

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