A day of mixed emotions! Received a big ol' box from Jeff Nicol stuffed full of new toys! I was excited!

Jeff made me a monster hollowing tool, with various cutters, including his adapted drill bit hollowing tip. The handle is elm, and beautifully done.
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He even made me a tip that will accept a carbide insert! The cutter that is in there now is not carbide.
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And, he made me a really pretty new steady for my Harbor Freight lathe -
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But, alas, at 9:30 this morning I sold my little HF 34706! New toys - no playground!!

Not to worry, Jeff is going to make an adaptor plate so the steady will fit my new Delta! Hopefully in a few days, I will have a new "playground" so I can play with the new tool and cutters.

So, I spent a couple hours tonite cleaning up the shop, and making a place for the new lathe, instead of playing with my new toys!