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  1. 10th February 2011, 10:18 AM #16
    bollie7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anorak Bob View Post
    50 quid back in '53 makes the 600 dollars for the gold GMF in 1995 sound like a real bargain! As a comparison, you could by an Taiwanese 8 inch Abbott and Ashley bench grinder for about a hundred bucks, 15 years ago.
    Have to wonder if the Taiwanese one will still be running well after 60 years with only a change of bearings though.
    I suppose from a manufacturers point of view the old GMF was over engineered if its lasted this long.

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