That way, when you drop a clamp on your foot, it doesn’t hurt as much… I think I learned my lesson.

I year or so ago I bought a lathe for $30 from a garage sale.  It had a cast head/tail stock but the bed itself was just thin angle iron.  There was a lot of side-to-side movement when adjusting the tail stock and the whole thing vibrated and rattled like crazy when running it.  I’ve ...