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Completely off any topic, but I'm in an unusually bad insomnia cycle for the past month....so Google is my friend. After I got my new...

Here’s the Clausing that lives in the basement with the shaper and crafted mill.

Some nice things there, bookmarked

Even then it's still incredibly cheap but I hadn't noticed the shipping (I was on the .com), could always be shipped to the other side...

Oh my goodness! As if $50 wasn't already hard enough to resist! Now there is no reason SOMEBODY shouldn't quickly snatch this up!

Maybe I'll just keep using what I have until I win that lottery!

Old Atlas/Craftsman, South Bend or Clausing lathes are very nice. My first lathe was a very nice 9 inch South Bend. I sold it to finance...

Shipping is as much or more than the tool and US $ to boot?

I'll even throw in some floor anchors.

https://www.m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?isRefine=true&_pgn=1&_nkw=seller%3Aniuniucme&_sasl=niuniucme

Thanks again - good to know. Since joining this group, I have been provided with a wealth of information that has been EXTREMELY...

Well I"l be darned ! That's awesome. And something is finally done on equipment similar to mine! However I have a factory carriage...

You can look them up at vintage machinery.org I have tried my serial number with no luck but they do have part breakdown which I found...

Yup. Good idea John. I do that with a smaller bender for hobby stuff but my table isn’t secure enough for bigger stuff.

Thanks for all your advice and comments. Appreciate it. Once completed and installed, I will update....