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I have bought several machines from Chester, David and also found the machines as supplied were useless. They all needed stripping and rebuilding. The service from Chester was abysmal. They are just

Chester ignored my emails! stuff need a part

Hi David Yes It was Machine Mart who said they couldn't supply drive belts until Jan/Feb. I got some items from them but out of ten items three were 'not in stock or due' Regards Ken stuff need a part

if you are cosidering a mini lathe can i give you some advice? i bought a chester conquest and out of the box it looked good. however when i got it up and running it was a horror story. none of the

have you tried ringing the spares line at machine mart? i have had stuff from them and had excellent service. chester u.k say that if you need a part and they do not stock it, they will take it off a

Hi David, Yes, I buy (and sell) a lot of stuff particularly to and from the States - at least weekly - and have no problems whatsoever when the goods are sent declared as 'replaced under warranty'

Thanks for that advice. Looks like a day out in Chester before I buy. I am over the Pennines from you near Keighley.

<<<<<<<<<<<. Today I got a letter saying it would be February... So I am importing a couple of them.>>>>>>>>>> i think if the goods are valued at less than ???18 then they do not collect tax on

Jerry I think that Ken is referring to Jersey, Guernsey & Sark, not the Napoleonic channel forts. Mike Ousby

Hi As another citizen of the UK considering the purchase of a mini-lathe I was interested in the price comparison. Now Chester UK advertise the machine at 340 GBP ex-VAT so the US equivalent, before

Ken, Where I am from we call it a GST and PST, or Brian's Tax. So I buy in the states, use it for a while re crate the stuff and rent a truck and drive for 12 hours. It's house hold goods then. Your

Hi Jerry, The ones in the Thames estuary are largely dismantled except for a couple of girders with navigation lights on them, and the ones in the Solent (built in Napoleonic times) are now

Jmm well to stay in th relm of mini lathes,(7x's) I would probably say a micro mark because of the true standard markings and intervals, which makes for more accuracy IMO, although if money were not

Ken, Are those "island nations" still on the WW II platforms in the Channel? They don't have any import taxes or duties. These days, UPS probably delivers to them, just an idea, that may benefit you.

Hi, If you want to know how lucky you guys in the US are, with your $300 prices, the 'most - sold' version of the Mini Lathe in the UK is the Clarke CL300M and it costs ?683 but Machine Mart sells it

You will find a lot of usesul info at this link: http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Versions/Versions.htm Frank Hoose http://www.mini-lathe.com --- "lokinb <lokinb@...>" <lokinb@...>

First let me say thank you for all of your input.. Now I have just one more question for you all. at least one more till I actually get my Lathe. If money was not a big deal, what mini lathe would you

The "Speedway" is the Homier 7x12. http://www.homier.com/itemdetail.asp?i=03911 - Brice

Depends on how big the stuff you want to make is. It works fine within its limits. http://www.mini-lathe.com to read all about it and its sisters and brothers. Just buy direct from

I have this same lathe, and I got it off ebay for $299. So far I am happy with this lathe, although I am afraid you can't expect the lathe to do all the things its bigger brothers can do. Although it