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One Very happy Bunny
Picked up the Lathe this morning and well pleased.
Ironic his house overlooked TATA steelworks in Port Talbot surrounded by mist and smog as i first arrived.
The seller had A stunning man cave , He also had 2 other Myford lathes of a higher spec in his shed and makes model trains and planes..
A real gentleman and so meticulous and clean in his workshop , unlike me :guessed:
Me the missus and her daughter managed without too much difficulty to lift it onto the stand.
I am not supposed to lift as i have 2 large post surgical abdominal hernias after having major bowel surgery 4 times in the past 2 years.
The next time this lathe will be lifted is when i am Dead and hopefully will be a few more years yet.
The only tricky bit was me trying to take off the Rollers of the stand using a 2 ton trolley jack
Managed it and now the fun begins .
Thanks for the comments everyone.

<blockquote data-quote="johnny5" data-source="post: 242500" data-attributes="member: 284">One Very happy Bunny&nbsp; <img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies//drooling.jpg"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":drool:" title="Drool&nbsp; &nbsp; :drool:" data-shortname=":drool:" />Picked up the Lathe this morning and well pleased.Ironic his house overlooked TATA steelworks in Port Talbot surrounded by mist and smog as i first arrived.The seller had A stunning man cave , He also had 2 other Myford lathes of a higher spec in his shed and makes model trains and planes..A real gentleman and so meticulous and clean in his workshop , unlike me :guessed:Me&nbsp; the missus and her daughter managed without too much difficulty to lift it onto the stand. I am not supposed to lift as i have 2 large post surgical abdominal hernias after having major bowel surgery 4 times in the past 2 years.The next time this lathe will be lifted is when i am Dead and hopefully will be a few more years yet.The only tricky bit was me trying to take off the Rollers of the stand using a 2 ton trolley jack <img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/18/rolling.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolling:" title="Rolling&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolling:" data-shortname=":rolling:" />Managed it and now the fun begins .Thanks for the comments everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="johnny5, post: 242500, member: 284"] One Very happy Bunny :drool: Picked up the Lathe this morning and well pleased. Ironic his house overlooked TATA steelworks in Port Talbot surrounded by mist and smog as i first arrived. The seller had A stunning man cave , He also had 2 other Myford lathes of a higher spec in his shed and makes model trains and planes.. A real gentleman and so meticulous and clean in his workshop , unlike me :guessed: Me the missus and her daughter managed without too much difficulty to lift it onto the stand. I am not supposed to lift as i have 2 large post surgical abdominal hernias after having major bowel surgery 4 times in the past 2 years. The next time this lathe will be lifted is when i am Dead and hopefully will be a few more years yet. The only tricky bit was me trying to take off the Rollers of the stand using a 2 ton trolley jack :rolling: Managed it and now the fun begins . Thanks for the comments everyone. [/QUOTE]

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