Hi all,
O.k., that lathe is an old Schaublin - it is very well known over here and the standard lathe used by the famous swiss watchmakers !
New machines like that are horribly expensive ( + 15000 bucks ) but bought mine from a friend, restored it from nut to bolt and it is doing a perfect job !
@ Jeremy : Oh yes, Hustler is still a very unique and fine machine - I am happy to have mine - especially since Tom`s jets are not available anymore !
I have layed on a first coat of that 2k primer on Hustler in the meantime - turned out very good !
Then my friend took a few parts to the painter in order to get an idea for him on how to proceed with that finish
He would very much like to finish it but, unfortunately, he sees some 40 hours + work involved and a price tag of more than 1000 dollars !!!??
Well, that is way more than I expected - still in the process of swallowing and making my mind up on this !
Tom`s parts to complete the airframe are on their way to my hobby room
see you
Hans