RE: Lathe for conversions
Grizzly catalog sure has some nice stuff. WholesaleTools also has a good size catalog. Plus they have a local store here in Houston, so I tend to check there first.
Well, I finally got my garage cleaned up to a point where I'm not embarrassed showing it. All the machines are on wheels, which is an absolute necessity until I get my workshop built. The mills should be okay floating, but I'm not thrilled about the lathe not firmly grounded. None of the tools are set up properly yet. The Sieg X3 small mill is closest to being operationally ready and so will get priority. All tools are (or will be) variable speed, including the nice little bandsaw I got from Lathemaster.
So you don't think I've got the sense to stop here, I just bought a 12x36 gear head lathe off Ebay last night. I couldn't stand the lone 8x14 being ganged up by all the mills.[>:]