I have managed to push the limits of my Clarke 500, when I had to machine a dummy gearbox mount to shim a tractor axle from 8" round steel, which it handled surprsingly well, but that size of job is rare.
I would really like a Colchester Triumph or similar for doing big jobs, but funds limit that size of purchase, plus I'd keep it manual as the jobs I'd do on it would be one offs.


I'll go and research Harrisons and Boxfords, and then set up some ebay watches/google alerts, so I can keep an eye out for any bargains that may appear.