Sharps,

You are certainly moving right along. It's clear that your new find has a bunch of us intersted in seeing new life brought to the old iron. At the rate you're moving I expect to see a range report in no time. Yep, you need a lathe. Get one and then start saving your pennies for a milling machine. You'll never lose the reward realized when you've acquired skill on either one. Of course the old masters would tell you to master the file first which would be a fine idea if you were "new" ... I'm guessing that you're at least a tad beyond the years of what is normally considered a young lad. Cheers and keep up the good work.

Buchseman