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I have a JossWest that needs a new tip. Little Al used to be the only person that I trusted with my shaft (other than Ernie Gutierrez, who once put on a new ferrule for me). It has been about 25+ years since the tip was replaced. There is a thin spacer between the ferrule and the tip. Al had very big lathe with a large hole through the headstock, and he put a protective cylinder around the shaft and inserted the shaft through the headstock .... I have been thinking about buying a lathe to do my own tips ... Could I please have some suggestions on semi-cheap new lathes that are good for removing old tips, turning down new tips and then burnishing the edges?