Thanks for the warm welcome!
Eric, to answer your question - I'm into learning how to get better with my machines right now. I've been fixing and modding some car parts mostly... along with making more tooling for the lathe, mill, and shaper. The two projects I just completed were a shaper toolholder made from Art Volz's (sp?) plans and a 5C collet sleeve,thread protector, and handwheel closer for the lathe. I know, I know

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I'll see if I can take some pics tonight.
Chris