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Well, it's proved to be a great diversion. Everyone is entertained and as long as PawPaw keeps the grill and fryer going everyone is happy. Grill and fryer right between shop and pool. Mamma didn't raise no fool. Layout,build fire,turn on lathe,put meat on,do a little milling, take 'em some...

Trying to sneak out to the shop during a family pool party may result in problems. While nobody may miss you, hot chips burn top of feet in flip flops, swarf sticks to bottom of flip flops so when you rejoin party it sounds like cleats on the pool deck(busted). Tried wearing dark bathing suit to...

Great work. I'm new here and have been following along. Reintroducing myself to machining with a new(1939)lathe and a new Grizzly mill. And no the "head timekeeper" doesn't understand why I have to keep ordering this and that and I tell her it's because I saw you guys using it and therefore to...

The lathe I bought without real close inspection, because the price was right, turned out to be a Junior that was shipped to my old high school in 1939. Lathe is running and in overall pretty good shape. I have found 4 teeth missing in the bull gear, one tooth in 4 different places and one tooth...

New to you guys, so, I hope I'm in the right place. I just took delivery of a lathe that was purchased in the early 60's. The serial number is 87585 and the catalog number is 122a. Can anybody give me any info or steer me to the best place to gain some. It is supposed to be a 13" change gear...

Thanks for the warm welcome. Hope I'm posting this in the correct manner. The advice is very helpful. It has given me ideas and reinforced some of my own. To answer some of your questions: the shop is 24x20, but has an 8x8 closet and is being used as a welding/resto shop. So, there already is...

Thanks, kinda new to this forum stuff. Been looking at Grizzly and Sherline, so, I am thinking in the $4-6k range. I have no CNC knowledge. I have been reading and studying all the web info I can and I just want to know if you would start with a table top mill and 7x or such mini lathe from the...

Ok, guys I'm hooked. The scale and model engines are just what I have been looking for to feed my mechanical fascination. Been doing the auto resto stuff and just tired of the busted knuckles, rust and all the other goodies. I need advice on lathe and mill purchase. I have some machining and...