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Since I last posted, I have been busy. I built a gantry to get the lathe off the cart and get it moved to where I want it in my garage. I used a 10x26 wide flange beam for the main beam. I gave...

That is a very cool site. They are located not too far from me. There are no prices, is it an auction format? also are all the machines right there in SLC or do they sell machines from other sites?

The one in the link has extras that mine doesn't. I don't have the threading system and the head stock looks like it is larger than mine. I think that if mine is around 5200 then I could see how this...

Yeah, except I never did anything to directly put myself or my wife in harms way. I made sure she knew where to stand, and made sure she stood there at all times. I have been in more dangerous...

Love your sense of humor. Unfortunately(fortunately) my dog and wife are too loyal, so I haven't quite reached country song level yet. :D

Thank you, good to know.

Thank you for looking out for me. It is sitting just inside the garage and is going to sit there until I build a gantry. Putting wood under the cart is a good idea. I will do that today. Thank you....

I don't plan on starting it at all on the cart. I just needed to get it out of the weather.The cart is bigger than the base of the lathe, so I feel reasonable certain if the lathes don't tip over...

I was looking at other dating threads and it looks like the serial number is required and not the lot number. Here is the serial number if anyone needs it for dating purposes.
282806

Hi all, I have wanted a lathe for years and was finally able to get one just a couple of weeks ago. My money pit of choice? A W&S #3 Electrocycle. The price was right so I moved on it. I had quite...