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Smudge	24/06/2012 00:06:18
18 forum posts	HI Guys Thanks for your past answers. I have been offered a Boxford STS1020 or a Myford ML10. Which would be the better buy Thanks Smudge
blowlamp	24/06/2012 00:21:17
1885 forum posts 111 photos	The boxford, without a doubt, provided it's in good nick. Martin.
MAC	24/06/2012 00:27:47
68 forum posts	Ditto
Ady1	24/06/2012 07:18:14
6137 forum posts 893 photos	The Boxford is a lot more complicated and may be a 3 phase supply If it's in good nick and got it's bits and you can accomodate it then it's a very desirable purchase, a serious bit of kit
Ady1	24/06/2012 07:22:49
6137 forum posts 893 photos	It's a lot of lathe LINK Top of the range was the STS, a lathe virtually identical to the 10.30 Industrial model with a fully enclosed, all-lever-operated, oil-bath lubricated dual English/Metric screwcutting and feeds gearbox that provided 39 metric threads from 0.2 to 7 mm and 34 English from 3.5 to 80 t.p.i.
Russell Eberhardt	24/06/2012 09:42:35
2785 forum posts 87 photos	Posted by Ady1 on 24/06/2012 07:18:14: The Boxford is a lot more complicated and may be a 3 phase supply If it is, just change the motor wiring from star to delta and buy an inverter. Infinitely better than single phase. Russell.
Russell Eberhardt	24/06/2012 09:43:43
2785 forum posts 87 photos	Posted by Ady1 on 24/06/2012 07:18:14: The Boxford is a lot more complicated and may be a 3 phase supply If it is, just change the motor wiring from star to delta and buy an inverter. Infinitely better than single phase. Russell. P.S. Well perhaps not infinitely but certainly much smoother!
Smudge	24/06/2012 12:36:01
18 forum posts	Hi Guys Thanks very much for your advise Smudge

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