Hi John, as Stew said, that's a beautiful piece of machinery, makes me green with envy

, does the spindle gear need repairing, or will it work with a chip out? I think I'd pull my eye-teeth in exchange for a fine piece such as that one. I'm really looking forward to seeing it put ready, and being used. I don't know what it's like there, across the pond, but with our economy melting down, scrap prices are so high, lots of old machinery and equipment that should be sold for what it is, has been hauled in piles, for the price of iron. I saw a pile of probably fifty or seventy punch presses, half a dozen different lathes in different sizes, all dumped in a pile, with major breaking being standard among all the machines, and little that wasn't beyond repair, last time I was at the scrapper. I hope you get that little lathe fixed and accurate, and are able to start using it soon. She's a real fine looker and I really like the clutch, too.

wish I were there to lend a hand, mad jack