When I pass on something and then miss out on it when I do decide to go back and get it, I think about all of the deals that I have gotten in the past........ then I don't feel so bad :bounce::bounce::bounce:
I am not crazy about the picture not representing the actual lathe. I would need to see a picture of the exact machine that he is selling before I pursued it any further, but that is just me. I hope it goes well for you though :thumbup:
Look at page 48 of this 1950's Sears catalog http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/detail.aspx?id=2122 , letter E "Floating Motor Rails". It could be a version of this. :dunno: