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I worked for a company that bought out and scrapped a  nearby company. Inside was a 6" lathe and a small tool-room mill, both fully tooled. I bought both even though I'd never worked on either. After changing the 220v 3-phase electric motors for single phase 110V ones for my garage, the first thing I made from scratch was a handle for one of my wife's cook pots that had cracked. Life is a learning experience- that was 50 yrs ago, I still have them & I'm still learning!