Carl Fisher
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Sold! Sold! Sold!
The pros
* Upgraded to a 16" bed making it a 7x16
* Upgraded steel head gears
* Quick change tool post with 2 tool holders, a cutoff blade holder and blade and a boring bar holder (4 holders total and a handful of tools)
* Little Machine Shop quick release tail stock
* Little Machine Shop carriage stop
* Full set of change gears including the gear for metric pitch
* Hand crank that can be inserted into the spindle for doing manual threading
The cons
* Needs new brushes for the motor - occasionally hits a dead spot when stopped requiring a bit of fiddling to get started again.
* Omitted the OEM fuse and never replaced it
* Rocker power switch (the lit one) needs to be replaced - occasionally needs a few flicks to get it to turn on.
* Case has various casting drips from Brooks and shows wear.
It shouldn't take much to whip it back into shape though and the price reflects the upgrades and the problems.
YouTube video of it running: https://youtu.be/bYbn51MCUp8
The pros
* Upgraded to a 16" bed making it a 7x16
* Upgraded steel head gears
* Quick change tool post with 2 tool holders, a cutoff blade holder and blade and a boring bar holder (4 holders total and a handful of tools)
* Little Machine Shop quick release tail stock
* Little Machine Shop carriage stop
* Full set of change gears including the gear for metric pitch
* Hand crank that can be inserted into the spindle for doing manual threading
The cons
* Needs new brushes for the motor - occasionally hits a dead spot when stopped requiring a bit of fiddling to get started again.
* Omitted the OEM fuse and never replaced it
* Rocker power switch (the lit one) needs to be replaced - occasionally needs a few flicks to get it to turn on.
* Case has various casting drips from Brooks and shows wear.
It shouldn't take much to whip it back into shape though and the price reflects the upgrades and the problems.
YouTube video of it running: https://youtu.be/bYbn51MCUp8
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