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A friend that collects models (all kinds) gave me this kit about twenty five years ago. i think this kit was from the 1960's time period. This company also made a Winchester Model 1894 carbine and Model 1918A2 BAR, they could have other kits too. This kit is well made showing alot of detail.
RCS, you must have a massive collection of stuff! that is an awesome kit. THe Mini Lathe I bought is a fixer-upper it needs a AC to DC - motor speed controller, for 100.00 I could not pass it up. I've been eyeballing these for a long time. I have the C to DC - motor speed controller on order another 60.00. I'll guess the total cost once its all running will be 200.00 (100 cost plus parts) good thing is that it came with all over the tooling and extra tooling post and rest. Anyhow, I like projects. I Gotta say though I was setting it when I got it home and started to troubleshoot. I was praying that the motor wasn't burnt out and I was lucky, it wasn't, nothing like taking a shot in the dark. When I bypassed the motor controller and hooked the motor up to my variable DC power supply she ran great. I guess I could troubleshoot the existing motor controller but I figured it just better to replace it since it was only 60.00. Now the 2 Axis work table, what a steal on that! $75.00 this is built like a Sherman Tank my wife commented on how far the car, a Hyundai Elantra, sunk when I put it in the trunk. Man that thing is heavy.
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