"Jim Wilkins" fired this volley in news:nlmtao$igv$1
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I saw a Holdridge cutter at a school shop auction, with several other
bidders standing around it and drooling.

It's a gorgeous tool, and does precisely (and well) what it was designed to
do... turn radii.

I owned the 9" lathe version for about 15 years; bought it for only ONE
project, and it paid for itself in one project. But, I ended up using it
almost never after that. Finally sold it for about $600 about three years
ago. But BOY, I sure did PAY more than that for it, new! urk!

Lloyd