I've been watching a 6" vertical slotter on ebay for a few weeks. It was
listed at $900 by a machinery dealer in Detroit, but didn't sell and was
relisted a few times. They eventually lowered the price to $800. The
auction ended earlier today and it seemed some people got into a bidding
war. The winner got it for $1325 !

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7585242847

I had never heard of the "Douglas" brand before. Were they comparable to
Pratt and Whitney?

I think I'll get an angle plate to mount a rotary table on my horizontal
shaper while I wait for a nice 6" Pratt and Whitney to come along in my
area, at the right price.