Cylinder head skim

[Tony Griffiths]

I would like some decent machine tools but I have been quoted thousands of pounds to have phase 3 installed.

Although simple, this type of Taiwanese-made mill/drill really is a most useful piece of kit; most were supplied with 1-phase motors, a No.3 or R8 (Bridgeport) spindle nose and have a speed range wide enough to be used for co-ordinate drilling. The best of the bunch is the Naerok (and some Alpine and Draper models) these having a bevel box at the bottom of the column that allows the whole head to be lifted and yet not lose alignment. Other brandings include Sealey, Nutools, Whitecote Excel and Ajax. Prices of used examples tart at around £550 and run up to perhaps £950 for a really good, well-equipped example. Buy one, you won't be disappointed.
If you take out a second mortgage, you could have a superior Swiss-made version, the Fehlmann