Changed mini lathe to metric

[magicniner]

Super 7, Nick? Makes you sound like a Model Engineer!

:D
Neale, in my defence it's the Long Bed model so the deeper bed casting improves rigidity and gives you 30" or so over the bed, front & rear QCTP, plus a head stock with 30.5mm through capacity and a 1hp motor & VFD.

I agree to go QCTP first, size wise the magnetic linear tape scales and reader heads are very compact, I'd be surprised to find a machine that couldn't accommodate them.

I like the speed, accuracy and convenience of the DRO, it's a personal choice though, some don't.

[Neale]

I think the big-bore version was rather more desirable than the standard one, although it wasn't on the market for that long before Myford went under. Lack of capacity was one reason I went a little larger - I had things like machining ball-screw ends in mind, although it looks easier to get it all done in China these days.

Anyway, I hope the OP tells us how he gets on with his machine!