Hi Tom, Welcome ! As for your shop - You're about 10 steps ahead of me with a tool room lathe. Most of my stuff is done with a Gas Wrench - BFH - Chisel & Grinder. Good to have ya aboard. Joe "Pip" Betz said that. jlb94 at juno.com ,-._,-. "You know you're getting old - \/)"(\/ when the candles cost more than the cake." (_o_) http://community.webshots.com/user/pipbetz