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arutha
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    Hi Randy,
    just to add my two cents worth, I know where you are coming from on this as I did what you are suggesting when I first started. I bought a lorch 6mm geneva headstock bed and foot from one guy, tails stock from someone else and collets from someone else again. It didnt actually work out any cheaper and I then sold it to buy almost a full kit. If I had to do it again I would save my money until I could afford to buy a near as you can complete kit. When you take into account the price of individual collets now I think this would be cheaper in the long run.
    David knows his stuff on lathes and if he says the sincere lathes are good then you can bet they are, would be well worth considering one of these as the add ons are so much cheaper and they are new. If in the mean time you see a kit you like on e-bay then go for it
    Paul.