MYFORD LATHES
VERY OVERATED MACHINES THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR EVER. THERE IS NO REASON, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, FOR THEIR GREAT POPULARITY. THERE ARE BETTER LATHES SUCH AS THE BOXFORD WHICH ARE TECHNICALLY MUCH MORE ADVANCED THAN THE MYFORD. JUST LOOK AT THE WAY THE SADDLE AND TAILSTOCK ARE GUIDED ON THE LATHE BED, THEY BOTH HAVE SEPARATE GUIDEWAYS, THAT`S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE BOXFORD WAS THE CHEAPEST PRECISION LATHE AVAILABLE DURING IT`S PRODUCTION RUN!
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