well ,been looking for a project ,looks like i found one , my first lathe ,looks like its all there ,double tumblers ,with a taper jig, a,few chucks and a center rest . found that theirs wear on the ways in front of the head stock ,i may have the fellows at commerce grinding in Dallas regrind the ways (bout 2200 bucks ,seems fair and they seem to have the expertise? anybody dealt with em ? ) i would still have to have it scraped and the saddle ,fitted ,anybody recommend someone in the Houston or Dallas area ? right now its rough looking ,but the bearings and gears all look ok ,.or maybe i'll just clean it up (take apart ,go thru and repaint )put it back together and see how it cuts ,. like all the other newbies i bought the book (both of em ,one think was authored by a reg. on here ) i am not without skills ,but will take all the help i can get Lol Ray