From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 1/19/2026 5:29 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Jim Wilkins"  wrote in message news:10kl5sl$a3tf$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   > The small local sources for hobby   
   > metalworking and even woodworking tools and supplies have largely vanished   
   > since the 1980's.   
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   > A few decades ago an old lathe like this for $800 would list for at   
   > least $2500 without the valuable accessories.   
   > New ones cost $12,000.   
   > https://westernmass.craigslist.org/tls/d/greenfield-10-southbend-lathe-   
   > norton/7906339282.html   
   >   
   > $1000 for a surface grinder seems typical. They aren't very useful at   
   > the hobby level unless you make precision lab experiments or sharpen   
   > your own cutting tools. I did both.   
   >   
      
   I have a small 6 x 12 surface grinder, and I have used it.... for   
   flattening and squaring vise jaws so I can dial in the fixed jaw or the   
   removable jaw on a mill table.  I tried it for some hardened knife steel   
   and the heat warping made it a useless waste of time.  I've gotten a lot   
   more use out of my D-Bit grinder, not always for its intended purpose.   
      
      
      
      
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