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    Default Argo Vertical Turret Mill

    My brother snapped this up on ebay for $800 buy-it-now. It was selling as a "pillar drill". What do you think of these machines? Does anyone have a similar machine? Sorry about the photos, They're the ebay ones. He's picking it up today.

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    What a score, no wonder he snapped it up, tell him he got a great buy.
    I would say it's a Taiwanese machine and better than what they sell today from China. There where a lot of manufacturers that copied the Bridgeport style machine.

    Dave

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    Thanks for your response Dave. He picked it up today and he plans to send better photos, which I'll post. The bloke who sold it genuinely thought it was a drill press. We decided not to enlighten him.

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    I wouldn't have told him either in case he changed his mind.
    He really did get a great buy even if you did find it has some wear.

    Dave

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    Bargain!. Vari-speed head, Meehanite casting, your brother did well, very well indeed.

    I've got a similar machine, Hairy Forbes variant.

    Whatever you do, don't try and change speeds with it off, always running.

    Cheers
    Jon

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