Don't suppose anyone has a spare insert from some Chinese radar paths they don't use? Somehow mine has snapped, annoying as I paid for lenses for it a couple of months ago.
I dunno about that, Gyakusou has been going since 2009 maybe? And most of those comparisons were Gyakusou first. PNS started in 2015 and it's by the guy that runs Wood Wood so he was obviously obviously aware of Gyakusou as the logo is a clear rip of it.
Yeah HLV-H, was refurbed a few years back and is smooth as silk, it has imperial dials so I've just got a DRO for it, should make life a bit easier. Nice wide bed, tailstock weighs a ton though, right faff when doing a job and need to keep shifting it.
Unfortunately I'm not framebuilding (yet) but thought you lot might be interested in my modest setup. Excuse the mess, it's pretty hectic at the moment.
Had the same problem on my old Empires, luckily I found the heel tab when it came off. I ended up drilling 2 holes in the sole and putting self tapping screws through and into the soft heel tab before cutting the screws down and filing them flat. Not ideal but has held up for 18 months or so.
Poor thing.