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I've seen a Thiel duplex 158, its more or less got every extra you could buy at the time with it( dividing head/collets/high speed head/slotting head/dividing head/boring head/centre locator), its in good condition and i'd love it in my garage. However I'm slightly worried that it could be a time bomb as I can't find anywhere that sells spares etc anymore. It is something I should worry about? Its only hobby use. Anyone else bought/using something not quite 'run of the mill', pardon the pun

Why are you parting with your Bridgeport, which is supported with spares, if it worries you that the Theil is not?

Don't worry, if all the parts were available you would not be able to afford them anyway.

-----and what's more if everyone had the same worry, there wouldn't be a market for 99% of the machines on Tony Griffiths" site.

Its not much of a worry to be, however I was asking if it should be? I really like the universal machines and love the design too, nothing against the bridgeport at all.

hi there , I have just bought a sentinel 58 which is a copy of a thiel 58 they are very well built, go for it. everything can be fixed or replaced somehow.

It seems I might have been gazumped which is a little bit annoying. I was really looking forward to getting the machine

Bad luck, Jason,

He who hesitates is lost...

Neil

It wasn't hesitation!

So now need to find something else...