Hi guys,
My names Bob and I live in southeastern WA. Been wanting a lathe since shop class in high school, 40 years ago. Finally decided it was time to get one. I currently have limited space so a 7x14 is what I was looking at, but I found a lightly used Harbor Freight 8x12 which I realized was a lot more lathe than the 7x lathes. Bought it for $500 with about $200 in tooling. Spindle bore is large enough for me to thread and chamber some barrels, which I'm planning on doing this winter. Then hopefully a mill. Looking forward to all the info on the forum.
Bob