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  1. #1
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    Default And yet another lathe to add to my collection

    So as I was having a look at Gumtree this morning this 260 popped up, I thought the guy had put in the wrong price as it was too cheap for a 260 ATM I thought but the price was correct, so I rang the guy and organised a time to have a look, I thought that it would have been gone by the time I called as it had already had over 195 views, so I made my way up to look at it and handed the money straight over, he also told me that after I rang his phone almost did not stop, I must have been in the right place at the right time for the second time because after buying my long bed 9" off gumtree for the right price I never thought another great deal could come up like that again. Sorry about the photos, they are just screen shots off Gumtree.
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    Nice find!!!!! What's the condition like?
    Kryn
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    The lathe hasn't been used for a long time, the guy said that he has had it for about 5 years and only machined 2 bushes on it and that was when he first got it, it came from Bordertown high school originally, the bed is covered in dirt but it seems to be very good with no real wear on it, the rest of it all seems quite good, I am going to strip it right down before I run it because I did see that the oilers for the spindle bearings were more sludge pits than oil holes, so at this stage it is going to get a clean up I will use it as is, maybe once I have finished the other two lathes I might repaint it.

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