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Atlas 12x24 lathe. It's replacing my ancient (120+ years) Seneca Falls and adding utility as it has a quick change gearbox and threading capability.

Got a crapload of cutters with it - like a couple of hundred - in HSS (High Speed Steel) and brazed carbide in various sizes and profiles. I'll likely never have to buy cutters again.

Got it wrassled into position in the shop and the old - huge, heavy, clumsy - lathe on furniture dollies and rolled more-or-less out of the way. It's for sale if someone needs one for parts.

Needs some clean up and I need to get a decent precision level to get it set up for use. I think it's going to be an excellent addition to the shop.

It’s beautiful, and I’m really happy for you. That’s the kind of deal I was hoping to find back when I was looking for one, but is probably best that I never found it…my good tools are not in the best environments so they are slowly getting rusty and rotten as I use them for some project and then fail to clean and service them for storage after I am done. That drove my father-in-law crazy (he was a retired Navy Chief, a store keeper and was as organized as anyone I ever knew.

Anyway, joy to you on your new toy!

Looks nice. My uncles had several lathes, one was a huge one. I was never smart enough to run one!

Gene