It was made by http://www.smithy.com/ , people like their HF lathes, no doubt
you bought yours from reading about them in public forums like this one and
seeing the price, what the heck if a lot of other more expensive ones are made
in the same country? But, I bet that Smithy super shop is a lot better made and
has nice slow speeds with lots of torque. You ask them about spare parts.

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Alex - "newbie_neander" woodworker
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