How are the two of you going to get it out of the basement and into your
shop?

Andrew H. Wakefield wrote:
All,

Many thanks as always for the input. I'm going to pick the lathe up Tuesday,
and a friend of mine who is a professional machinist is going with me, so
hopefully he'll spot anything obvious that I might have missed. But your
comments have helped to quell the little nagging voice that was saying, "But
what if this really is a lemon?" -- thanks!