On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:04:45 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

In .fi, on 09/27/05
at 01:05 PM, Seismo Malm
said:

You can use it to carbonate beer
or hard cider too

AARRggghh! & you can use Moore & Wright micrometers to do up nuts, slip
guages make excellent packing for small pieces held in vice jaws, whilst
your lathe bed makes an excellent anvil, unless you've marked it too much
by angle grinding floor tiles on it.

LOL. Geez, I never tried the lathe bed for grinding floor tiles.
I've always use the granite surface plate -- but the working height
of the lathe bed might indeed be easier on my back. Thanks!