Bought a Mid America basic repair lathe first to do just that. I'm the type of guy that likes to do my own thing, and there was nothing local available. Great lathe for its purpose. But then as usually happens, I wanted to do more, and without a big bore headstock the basic repair lathe was limited so I purchased their professional version one. Back when i bought my Basic Repair lathe they were cheaper, think I paid 700 something, when upgrading I had many offers to buy it, ended up selling it to a friend for $500 even though I had better offers from others, as he was a friend and I didn't have to ship it. Cost justifiable for what I use it for, probably not, but priceless in the enjoyment I get from it.
