Just yankin' yer chain, compadre.
No one can pull off the metallurgical marvels that you do with copious quantities of any adult beverage on board.
I can't wait to see the next installment of the Sharps job. I'm also very glad you are back in your groove.
Speaking of spinning another tube, how big a lathe are you looking for?
I've recently seen a monster (to me) lathe (8' bed?) sitting in a local welding shop that hasn't seen hard work in a long time.
I couldn't get close enough to get the make/model. I do know the owner and he takes pride in taking care of his tools. He inherited the shop from his Dad. His Dad had built the shop after getting out of the military, planning on being an oilfield machine shop with some minor welding jobs.
The area had different ideas and they became a welding shop with an occasional machine job.
Ed
