Finally bit the bullet on a lathe!

After looking around for a decent used lathe for about a year i decided to just go the cheap lathe route instead. Found a 14"x40" wood lathe with 6" sanding disk on sale for $127 on the internet at harbor freight... normally valued at $150. i went to our local store and found the same lathe (and an airbrush gun lol) from the internet still at $150. I asked a worker which price was right and they said they'd honor the sale price but they only had the floor model left. they said they could order me a boxed one from the warehouse and it'd be here monday so i went ahead and made the order. while i was filling out the paper work they told me to go pick up any guy magazine and there's an additional 20% off coupon inside that they'd add on top of the current sale! Talk about good customer service! In the end i got a NEW, decent, well built lathe and sander for right at 100 bucks! This thing is gonna be great for cutting out a few cranks and cork rod handles!

here's a link to the lathe: https://www.harborfreight.com/14-inch-x-40-inch-lathe-with-6-inch-sander-45276.html

Awesome!

Cant wait To see the stuff you make.

that is cool, you got some fun work for it

Jealous. You have to post some pics of what you make. I have always thought that would be a cool thing to have.

I have been thinking of adding a lathe to my tool collection. I'll have to check those out.

Cool man...I'm kinda ashamed to admit that I have a nice, large one. I don't even know how to hardly use it.