Hey all!
I did a quick search and didn’t find any guidance buried under all the fancy CNC stuff.
I got a decent amount of encouragement from this forum when installing my “toy lathe”, as Doug called it, in my garage.
I rolled my earnings from that machine into purchasing a Kiwa colt VMC. I...
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Hey all!
I bought a lathe from work and threw it in my garage.
The short details for those looking for numbers:
$450 machine cost
$41.40 cleaning tools (harbor freight)
$65 breakfast for friends (help unloading)
$40 tank of gas
$??? Transport and tie down of machine (dad)
Lumber for...
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