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  1. K

    Cutting Holes in Sheet Metal

    I need to cut a 57mm hole in some 2mm Aluminium sheet. I was going to use a fly cutter in the mill, but was wondering how best to hold the sheet on the table?
  2. K

    New member

    Even more undecided, as having narrowed it down to a C4, I looked at the total cost with stand, accessories, etc, of over £1000 and then saw a few Myford ML7s on eBay and at specialist dealers, some of which appeared in very nice/refurbished condition and went for £400-600, complete with lots of...
  3. K

    New member

    Another possibly dumb question, but I went into Axminster in High Wycombe yesterday, to have a look at the C4 and X2 in the flesh as it were and noticed that the C4 had a huge amount of backlash in the saddle manual feed handle (around 2 divisions of the scale. Is this normal? Is it a matter of...
  4. K

    New member

    Hello all. I have been looking for a while and thought it time to introduce myself. I am looking to get a lathe and a mill. I have decided that the C4/Chester Comet will be my choice of lathe, but am a bit confused regarding the mill. SIEG seem to offer the X2 and SX2, but I notice Axminster...
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