My hubby has been bugging me for 10 years to let him purchase a mill and lathe, he wants to make his own parts for a robot he is building, he is not happy with most of the machine shops around here (not much pride in thier work and he is PICKY). I may just let him go ahead, very interesting to watch the process! He did finally teach me to weld and I LOVE it, I do alot of his welding now as he says I am much neater with it than he is and he has a whole lot of years experience
There is definately something to be said for you guys who craft your own metal items, the quality is unsurpassed!!