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And all that heat warms the insulation too - and then it radiates down into your living space. I believe that attic insulation is one of the best ROI there is in home upgrades.

Last Summer I insulated / drywalled / heated / power upgraded the 2 car garage at the '75 vintage house we purchased a few months previous. At the same time, I added gable vents to the garage (didn't want to cut into shingles on top). Vents were the biggest I could find: 12" x 18" IIRC. I don't...

And the first thing to go would be those gawdy red handles !

Same Lathe, same ad, same price as it was 6 ~ 9 months ago. My guess; it'd be a good buy at about 1/2 that price, maybe a bit more if its in great shape, low hours C/W lots of extras.

Reminds me of something I heard somebody else say regarding going up on a roof: "when I fall off, I don't bounce like I used to".

Could be a good buy for someone with a big enough shop ( not me). Some day, I'd like to have an Okuma, Mori Seki etc. I did business in Japan for over 25 years, became an admirer of the people and the stuff they make , machine tools no exception.

One more thought; I read some ones comment regarding tap alignment a few years ago. "one of the most common contributing factors to tap breakage is mis-alignment." Anything you can do to "guide" the tap, ie; keep it perfectly aligned with the long axis of the hole reduces the chance of breakage...

One of the greatest eye opening experiences for me in the machining world was when I finally got my hands on a quality tap. Yes, they are expensive but they are so much better and the chance of breaking one is so much less. My favorites (so far) are Emuge (I've bought them from Thomas skinner in...