[modeleng] Re: Myford
- From: Terry Lane <tel.47@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:06:17 +1000
Friend of mine has the Colt 22 - an Asian clone of the S7 - not too bad
once you work around the foibles, he's had it for almost 40 years now.
On 12/07/2011 6:15 AM, Harry Wade wrote:
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>> From: Clifton<clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Early days yet as from today's news I suppose the dust has yet to settle.
>>
> The ME board (Mssr Clark) says this is a reorganization, not a closure, and
> the premises are presently in the hands of the reorganizers. Also mentioned
> is a plan to have a machine and spares selloff soon. Whether this is a
> clear-to-the-walls sale or just a stock reduction remains to be seen.
>
> My guess is that lathe production will sooner or later be closed out and
> Myfords will continue but pursue more profitable interests.
>
> Does anyone recall the "WhiteColt" lathe? This was an early, and short
> lived, attempt to have Myfords cloned in Asia and (so I read at the time)
> resulted in a horrid piece of junk.
> Cheers,
> Harry
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