We had to get approval from the county commissioners, fairly easy but I think it would take almost of an act of god to change it now and we are surrounded by blm and forest service lands.
I once saw a big lathe with about a 36" chuck mounted to the spindle clamped in it was a 12', with a 4' in that turning a 1' shaft so I guess this isn't a new problem.
I have up to x5 but mostly use V9 on an old XP machine. I like V9 because it had words rather than pictures and everything stays where I left it rather than rearranging based on what I use most. Most of my parts are pretty simple and sometimes I finger cam them just to make sure I still know how...
I was hanging a gate out front of the shop one day and a Ford pickup came screaming in the driveway, guy jumped out and set something on the table near me saying the guys in town said you can fix this and left. I finished my concrete and went in the shop for lunch and after I waas out putting...