Here is the whole garage as it currently stands:
Most of those boxes are full of junk we didn't have time to throw away before the movers showed up. The rest will be stored in the fourth bedroom (this house is almost twice the size of the house we left in California, at half the price).
Here is the lathe after about three and a half hours of assembly (most of that was wiping off grease and oil), with all accessories on the table:
Among the accessories: a 4-jaw independent chuck; steady rest; follower rest; carbide cutting tools; digital readouts for X and Y axes; a 7-piece reamer set; radius turning tool; dog; face plate, and clamping kit for same; tool holder; rotating tail stock; 4 center drills; and indicator dial with magnetic base. Cost for above, including lathe: ~$2,075.
More pictures can be found here:
http://s333.photobucket.com/user/Nbrent ... %20Project
(I don't know what many of these things do, but I watched the machinists at the museum fabricate valves for engines and various other things, and I'm sure I'll be fine if I take it slow and use common sense. At any rate, I've got a set of plans for a .22 Gatling gun I can use to practice before I try for anything important)