Thread: No holiday down south, but a new lathe!!!

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Well, its like this---Wifey and I were going to get away to Florida for a couple of weeks in February---but---I was too busy---she was too busy---didn’t happen. I checked my account receivables and thought---Hmmmmm. All my life I’ve wanted a lathe. I’ve worked like a dog for 42 years, and I’ve got the money. So---I went and bought myself a lathe. And I think it’s a pretty nice lathe. Oh, I know, cheap Chinese junk, yada, yada, yada---but ---its not somebody else’s 40 year old worn out junk. I bought the lathe, the metal stand/cupboard that it mounts on, a set of ½” boring bars, a square tool holder, a parting off tool holder, a 5 piece 3/8”set of tool inserts, a dial indicator with magnetic base, a 5/8” drill chuck, an arbor, a live center, a steady rest, a 4 jaw chuck and adapter, a face plate, a set of 4 different size center drills, a slotted angle plate for milling operations in the lathe, and 2 books on “how to use a lathe”. Odds are, I won’t live long enough to become a proficient machinist, but then again, my old mom is 88 and still going strong. So, I’m setting here in Ontario, with snow up the Wazoo, but I’ve got a new toy to play with----Brian---and Oh yeah---it was on sale for $999.99, so with all the extras and taxes, it came to $1985.00