Head Bolt, Stud Torque Tech Tip - Importance of a proper washer - Interesting

Having that lathe is great... I hope I can follow you soon. I'll see your lathe and raise you a mill LOL

You may not want to keep betting. I had to sell two South Bend 10L lathes, a Sheldon horizontal, and an EMCO vertical lathe (among other stuff) to make room in the garage for my Cuda. But, I'm still sitting on four lathes and 3 1/2 milling machines. OK, two of the lathes are little desktop jobs and two of the mills are counting the mill head attachments on the EMCO lathes, but they still count. :D
Part of my machining hobby is rebuilding and scraping the ways on the machines. Keeps me out of the bars in the evenings.