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Originally Posted by Mike Kelly
Tony
The services here did also use QUALOS and MARS and a few other Aust. brands as well during WW2 . I have a New Visby lathe - these were built by Purcell in Sydney during wartime for essential work. Its a pretty rough machine in some respects , the casting looks like a contemporary Asian made low end of the market item ( rough ) but that sort of thing didnt matter during the war .
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Would they have used older English lathes? such as this:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/301187357...84.m1436.l2649
Its the right price and very close to home.
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1942 Chevrolet C60L WO48 - (Workshop)
1944 F15A
1965 Workshop Platform Trailer, Binned ARN: 101-803
1967 Trailer, 1/2 ton AUST No 5 ARN: 154-748
1990 Perentie 6x6 ERV, ARN: 51-981