What machining forum do you frequent Andy?
I had a worn out South Bend 9" that I loved regardless. Needed a cross slide nut but couldn't stomach the cost. Wound up selling it before moving across the country. More recently I was watching craigslist for a good long while waiting for a small lathe to show up, and there were some Atlas's, but I was leary of anything too old because my skills for rebuilding are not up to snuff. Wound up with a chinese mini lathe. Not the super mini that's so popular, one step up. Got it for a price I couldn't refuse.
