Welcome back, So what are your plans to do in your garage now that you are back?
When I was in High School, I took shop each year. The shop teacher was good, he really wanted to teach us. I learned how to run a lathe and Mill and weld. That was 57 years ago since I have run a lathe or mill. Welding has been done my entire life.
I decided to buy a Lathe and Mill and learn all over all I have forgotten.......and the forget is huge in 57 years. So I bought a beautiful 10" Atlas Lathe that was a school lathe. Its in beautiful shape...the carriage was never even crashed into the chuck LOL. Now I am looking for a small bench top mill, a mini mill. I have no plans or room to get a big mill. I watch Craigslist for a small mini mill or a Mill/Drill.
I hope by end of winter I will be able to cut threads on the lathe, turn tapers. On the mill, learn how to make small parts. From reading, I 'think' I would be happy for now even finding a Harbor Freight mini mill.
Thats the story\
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