Yes, please post pictures. Sounds like an interesting and quick project. <br>Andy, I don't know anything about the Sheridan machines, but if you are looking for small lathes you might want to look at these. Know poeple with both and they all like them.<br>http://www.taigtools.com/<br>http://www.sherline.com/<br>If you want to know more about machining, subscribe to the Home Shop Machinist. This site also has message boards and links to other sites.<br>Http://www.homeshopmachinist.net/<br>Another popular home machinist message board is at,<br>http://www.chaski.com/cgi-bin/machine_index.cgi<br>