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Mike, you can disagree and you can pound on the drums. If anyone thinks a constructed anodized aluminum with plastic gibs machine is the best micro machine on the market, then so be it...Dave
I know you have a Levin and a Sherline isn't even in the same league in terms of build quality. If you had just said the best micro-lathe made is a Swiss-made Levin (and left Emco and Sherline out of it) then you would have had no argument from me.
My response was elicited because you chose to comment on the capabilities of lathes that I suspect you have never used or even seen, and this is not the first time you've done this; it's a recurring theme with you. On the other hand, a lot of machinists think the same way (with the same absence of experience upon which to base comments), which is why I usually try to step up and correct them.
Before he passed away, I had the honor of communicating with WR Smith. He was an extremely highly regarded horologist that I happened to learn a lot from and a gentleman I came to admire. Much of the work he did as a Master Clockmaker and Master Watchmaker were done on Sherline machines. I guess he didn't realize they were junk or that they couldn't micro-machine parts.