So bought a set of heads and sent them off for the usual, the machine shop ended up skimming the heads ever so slightly but worked every valve seat as well as the valves. I question every one but it's done now.
I've come to check valve clearances and none are in tolerance. So before speaking to various machine shops can you machine the existing buckets? Work the valves etc rather than buying 17 new buckets (1 of the existing buckets is able to be used)
I know in the bike world there are sites for exchanging these sorts of things, guessing it's less likely in the car world

 

Usually tickle a bit off the valve stem to keep them in tolerance when re cutting the valves.
You can machine the buckets if you can find someone to do it.

 

OK great, will speak to a couple of machine shops in the morning and ask.
I'd have thought where it went to would have mentioned this

 

Seeing as you are in Aldershot.
These guys are some of the very best for machining in UK for Subaru.
However you might be waiting a long time because loads of the builders send their stuff to them

http://rolandalsop.com/index.php?opt...d=24&Itemid=28

 

I came across the same issue when rebuilding my heads, as Steve mentioned Roland Alsop/ SMG are great engineers as thats who i chose to do the all the work on my block for my new build but did have to wait a while. Alyn at AS Performance can also machine the nibs in the buckets to your requirements.