" I decided to go the whole route last year, bought a Miller TIG machine, a
> Grizzly mill and a HF mini-lathe (that I'm planning on replacing with a
> Hardinge when I get rich and famous <g>)... "

How bad you want a Hardinge? It ain't an HLV, but I have a HCT chucker that
I could make you a DEAL on.  It won't cut threads or tapers, and it doesn't
have a tailstock, but it's a Hardinge with collet closer, variable speed,
coolant pump.... Mike C.