09-01-2014, 09:37 AM
Hi,
If you have the lathe already stripped Rob then it's much easier to paint like this because everything is accessible making for a much better paint job; de-greasing is always a messy job where lathes are concerned.
I lost a great deal of money selling my two Myford's but still think I made an excellent decision; I must have lost around £1,000 but had I decided to complete the restorations I could have spent even more money and many hours work for the lathes to still be worth very little. I enjoy restoring old cast iron machines but now I'm thinking more on the lines of what will such a machine do for me once restored? I'll always own lathes both metal and wood but in reality I spend very little time using them. In my case I think it comes down to boys and their toys; the more tools and machines I have the happier I am; my equivalent to girls and handbags/shoes?
Money though is only part of the story because our hobbies are hobbies allowing us to pass happy hours away doing what we would like to do rather than doing what we have to do.
Many times I've often wished I lived in America; space doesn't appear to be a problem over there; massive workshops with just about every tool and machine possible; I've always said if an American wants to hang a picture frame out comes the huge compressor and equally huge nail gun? With so much space available I would certainly have my own timber drying kiln; a nice 4WD pick up with V8 engine and a big trailer; yes I was born in the wrong country?
Kind regards, Col.
If you have the lathe already stripped Rob then it's much easier to paint like this because everything is accessible making for a much better paint job; de-greasing is always a messy job where lathes are concerned.
I lost a great deal of money selling my two Myford's but still think I made an excellent decision; I must have lost around £1,000 but had I decided to complete the restorations I could have spent even more money and many hours work for the lathes to still be worth very little. I enjoy restoring old cast iron machines but now I'm thinking more on the lines of what will such a machine do for me once restored? I'll always own lathes both metal and wood but in reality I spend very little time using them. In my case I think it comes down to boys and their toys; the more tools and machines I have the happier I am; my equivalent to girls and handbags/shoes?
Money though is only part of the story because our hobbies are hobbies allowing us to pass happy hours away doing what we would like to do rather than doing what we have to do.
Many times I've often wished I lived in America; space doesn't appear to be a problem over there; massive workshops with just about every tool and machine possible; I've always said if an American wants to hang a picture frame out comes the huge compressor and equally huge nail gun? With so much space available I would certainly have my own timber drying kiln; a nice 4WD pick up with V8 engine and a big trailer; yes I was born in the wrong country?
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
