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Yes, where is the info for this? Is it still going on?

Oh, one thing JohnW will like to see..... is the back splash guard for the lathe had all the paint flaking off of it when I bought it. Long story short someone powder coated it free of charge..... so thats going to look great when it is all together (Yes will post pictures when that happens)...

I was temped to play with that stuff. How is it to work with? Did you just apply with a brush then?

lol my exact same thoughts!

If I had more time and it was warmer out I would have used an HVLP gun.... but I rushed it so I can get to the real project which is using the lathe ;) **And like I said above, the foam roller actually looks great close up

The stand was rock solid and level without the leveling feet. Its should be awesome when its all dialed in and complete. I just used some tremclad metal paint with a foam roller. Put on a couple thick coats. Looks great up close. Will see how the durability is once I start using it. There were...

I have left the headstock intact so I dont need to rebuild the head although the vid above is great reference to have. I need to perform something more along the lines of this vid. (Disclaimer I didnt watch this vid, I just pulled it quickly as an example)

Moving the lathe. This is going to make some people cringe. JohnW should probably just skip this post. Originally what we discussed was this. I was planning on stripping off everything down to Just the headstock and bed. Then with some special rigging get 4 strong backs to just pick it up and...