Thanks for the replies
AL is right the lathe advertised is not a slant bed this is a mistake by the guy who is selling it . its a Boxford ACL lathe with a boxford update and they are really good for the size we have manufactured quite a few varied jobs on it one being part of the packaging an aluminium plinth for "The Glenrothes Whiskey" bottle.(looks like an aluminium ashtray) we turned about 500,000 of them.I will look at my options over the weekend and get in touch with the guys who have replied.I also have 2 Boxford 125 lathes and a small Conect Cadet running off Mach 3 with touch screen monitors turning pipe connectors for Petrol Dispensors for filling stations