Hey guys Im a freshman at University of the Pacific in stockton california. Born and raised in Santa Barbara Ive always been a tinkerer making potato guns, go karts and all sorts of fun stuff. Being so young I have a pretty limited budget so I buy used tools and have to bodge quite a few things together. My current garage shop which Im away from right now 
has a shopsmith 10er for wood turning and sanding, el cheapo band saw and drill press, victor oxyacetylene outfit, and HF flux core welder for tacking. I had a beautiful old 9" southbend from 1927 that I restored but unfortunately it took up too much space so I was forced to trade for a sherline lathe and mill. Im not bashing the sherline because I love its compact size and precision, its just not the same as 100 year old cast iron.
the shopsmith (ways have since been polished)
much missed southbend part way through restoration
the sherlines mounted up on a board with lamp and boxes for tooling
everything is uncharacteristically clean for me, it never lasts.
has a shopsmith 10er for wood turning and sanding, el cheapo band saw and drill press, victor oxyacetylene outfit, and HF flux core welder for tacking. I had a beautiful old 9" southbend from 1927 that I restored but unfortunately it took up too much space so I was forced to trade for a sherline lathe and mill. Im not bashing the sherline because I love its compact size and precision, its just not the same as 100 year old cast iron. the shopsmith (ways have since been polished)
much missed southbend part way through restoration
the sherlines mounted up on a board with lamp and boxes for tooling
everything is uncharacteristically clean for me, it never lasts.
