~ 2001 Seattle public works put out in the parking lot a lathe just like that [sans new paint] to be scrapped. I posted on rec.crafts.metalworking and a guy showed up to save it.. just minutes after it went to the scrap yard.
Seattle replaced the Monarch with a Jet lathe.
Two years ago I saw a mill on ebay I wanted, but it was local pickup only. It cost me $2k in shipping and took a month of phone calls and hassles.
What does it all mean?
Each time you get a new piece of heavy equipment, it is like getting divorced to marry someone else.
