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Thanks for everyone's responses. Just as an FYI, I ended up with a different lathe than any of the options posted. I kept looking for a good deal and finally found an 11" Sheldon that comes with a bit of tooling and looks like it's in really great shape. Comes with a cabinet as well and runs on...

I did a search for a workshop thread but couldn't find one. I'd love to see pics of everyone's setup, links to vids, etc. I promise to reciprocate after moving into our new home. Mine will be a work in progress for a while but that's the fun part

I have 2 lathes, a real shoddy Emco for stummel work and the Myford, that I use for stems and tricky stuff. The Emco I'll drop at the fall of a hat, if need be, or I'll upgrade to something more decent. But the Myford will never ever get away from me. It is one helluva machine! I don't doubt it Cha...

Bump... for more then and now progress pipes. As a new member, this is incredibly inspiring. It's great to see the commitment from so many people.

Thanks Premal, That was my thought after reading a number of different Lathe topics on this forum. Glad you reaffirmed. Whatever you buy it will never be a Myford :P Thanks Cask, from what I've gathered, you are the resident Myford evangelist. I sincerely hope to one day have a Myford. They are one ...

A heavy 10 showed up so I'm looking into it now. I reached out to the seller to find out some more information.

Thanks for the replies. Those Myfords are sexy machines but given the price and size restrictions, I'll be better served by starting larger. I can always add a 2nd+ lathe later, ha ha.

Looking forward to more updates!

I'm currently looking into a few different lathes and I'm uncertain which way to go. I'm taking a machining course this fall and I want to build up a shop to practice out of the classroom/shoproom. I've narrowed my selection down to: 1. a well-tooled Myford Super 7b 2. Logan 10" nearby that wou...

Hi all, I'm here to learn about pipemaking. Some really great information is available on this forum, so thank you all for your contributions. Real name: Chris Age: 33 Location: STL Years a pipe smoker: 0 How you got into pipe making: grew up cobbling pipes together but never realized there were suc...