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Thread: Surface plates on ebay
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10th Apr 2018, 10:54 AM #1Senior Member
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Surface plates on ebay
Just thought I'd post this in case anyone wanted a project!
This guy sells a lot of metal work equipment, a while back he had about 4 colchester bantam lathes for sale. Their bed ways had all been given a similar treatment to the surface plates.
My guess would be a stiff wire cup in an angle grinder.
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Maybe it's just a variation of a scraped finish?
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10th Apr 2018, 12:22 PM #2Senior Member
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To save everyone having to search, this is the seller
itsaustralia | eBay Stores
This is the item being referenced
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Surface-...-/253549771798
Currently has 3 surface plates
Great deals from itsaustralia | eBay Stores
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30th Apr 2018, 12:47 AM #3Golden Member
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How long ago did he have the Bantam's for sale? I am in Adelaide and am looking for some Bantam parts.
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30th Apr 2018, 09:55 AM #4Senior Member
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The Bantams were for sale Maybe about 2 years ago
The point l was trying to make, was sometimes when people clean things up for sale, more damage is done and the value of the item actually decreases in value as a result
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30th Apr 2018, 01:05 PM #5Golden Member
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I am actually looking for a surface plate and discounted that for exactly that reason. It also makes me doubt how much trust you can place in any machinery sold by that seller.
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