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very sturdy looking but simple
have never heard of this make but it looks solid https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/tls/5429579577.html |
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very sturdy looking but simple
On 02/02/2016 12:10 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
have never heard of this make but it looks solid https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/tls/5429579577.html The Woodfast was one of the "go to" lathes in the late '90s, early 2000s. Good machines, solid build. I'm not sure they're in business anymore. They were Australian IIRC. ....Kevin -- Kevin Miller Juneau, Alaska http://www.alaska.net/~atftb "In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car." - Lawrence Summers |
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very sturdy looking but simple
On 02/02/2016 3:55 PM, Kevin Miller wrote:
On 02/02/2016 12:10 PM, Electric Comet wrote: have never heard of this make but it looks solid https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/tls/5429579577.html The Woodfast was one of the "go to" lathes in the late '90s, early 2000s. Good machines, solid build. I'm not sure they're in business anymore. They were Australian IIRC. ...Kevin I looked at their website and it looks as if they just sell re-branded Taiwanese machines. I may be wrong but....... Graham |
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very sturdy looking but simple
On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:55:05 -0900
Kevin Miller wrote: The Woodfast was one of the "go to" lathes in the late '90s, early 2000s. Good machines, solid build. I'm not sure they're in business anymore. They were Australian IIRC. there is another aussie one i think it is vicmark would think competition would be rough down under |
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very sturdy looking but simple
On 2016-02-02 23:42:54 +0000, graham said:
On 02/02/2016 3:55 PM, Kevin Miller wrote: On 02/02/2016 12:10 PM, Electric Comet wrote: have never heard of this make but it looks solid https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/tls/5429579577.html The Woodfast was one of the "go to" lathes in the late '90s, early 2000s. Good machines, solid build. I'm not sure they're in business anymore. They were Australian IIRC. ...Kevin I looked at their website and it looks as if they just sell re-branded Taiwanese machines. I may be wrong but....... Graham Now, yes. "back in the day" no. |
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very sturdy looking but simple
On 2016-02-03 03:37:29 +0000, Electric Comet said:
On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:55:05 -0900 Kevin Miller wrote: The Woodfast was one of the "go to" lathes in the late '90s, early 2000s. Good machines, solid build. I'm not sure they're in business anymore. They were Australian IIRC. there is another aussie one i think it is vicmark would think competition would be rough down under Vicmarc and yes they are still a going concern |
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very sturdy looking but simple
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 07:39:08 -0800
Ralph E Lindberg wrote: Vicmarc and yes they are still a going concern right with a with a c i hear it is a good lathe not sure if it is made in taiwan or not |
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very sturdy looking but simple
On 2016-02-03 16:17:21 +0000, Electric Comet said:
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 07:39:08 -0800 Ralph E Lindberg wrote: Vicmarc and yes they are still a going concern right with a with a c i hear it is a good lathe not sure if it is made in taiwan or not Australia |
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