The Promasters that MSC used to sell were Romanian.
gwilson Diamond Joined Oct 1, 2006 Location williamsburg va May 14, 2014 #21 The Promasters that MSC used to sell were Romanian.
O oinotnasiul Aluminum Joined Feb 26, 2014 Location Alabama May 14, 2014 #22 machtool said: Where do they claim that? Lathes | Manual Lathe | Manual Lathes I just spent 5 minutes looking. You would be hard pressed to find a country of origin for any of their lathes. I think you will find they are Bulgarian and Taiwanese. Phil. Click to expand... That's what they claim in the " CONTACT US" area on their web page.
machtool said: Where do they claim that? Lathes | Manual Lathe | Manual Lathes I just spent 5 minutes looking. You would be hard pressed to find a country of origin for any of their lathes. I think you will find they are Bulgarian and Taiwanese. Phil. Click to expand... That's what they claim in the " CONTACT US" area on their web page.
R robmc Cast Iron Joined Dec 22, 2009 Location Rhode Island, USA May 14, 2014 #23 traditional-tools said: My friend's lathe is nothing like that. That looks like a cheap chiwan clone. My friend's looks more like a Sharp which is a copy of an HLV. His lathe looks more like this: Click to expand... That's a $16,000, 3,500lb lathe made by one the best manufacturers in Taiwan. It isn't a chi com home machine piece of junk.
traditional-tools said: My friend's lathe is nothing like that. That looks like a cheap chiwan clone. My friend's looks more like a Sharp which is a copy of an HLV. His lathe looks more like this: Click to expand... That's a $16,000, 3,500lb lathe made by one the best manufacturers in Taiwan. It isn't a chi com home machine piece of junk.
O oinotnasiul Aluminum Joined Feb 26, 2014 Location Alabama May 14, 2014 #24 I have to bite my tongue, I contact the people of SUMMIT and they admit that their machines are made on CHINA and KENT too.
I have to bite my tongue, I contact the people of SUMMIT and they admit that their machines are made on CHINA and KENT too.