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Old 19-05-14, 03:43
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Originally Posted by Mike Kelly View Post
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 .
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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