Rare Sighting

[mdlbldrmatt135]

The rare sighting of a machinist being born.🤣😜

[Piggiron]

Let me guess.
Chuck Jr ?   

[Piggiron]

Is it just me or do they both look a little "KEYED" ?    

[TerryWerm]

The rare sighting of a machinist being born.🤣😜

OMG that is funny as heck!!!

[chips and more]

I sure hope the breaker was off

[Bill Gruby]

 That is a spindle bore cleaner. You sent it back to the manufacturer every three months to  exchange for a clean one.   

 "Billy G"

[4GSR]

I used to have a picture of a guy in the bore of a 24" spindle bore of a hollow spindle lathe similar to this one. Picture is long gone.
This picture is of a very early LeBlond hollow spindle lathe. If not LeBlond maybe a Bridgeforge/Niles. They both made a early hollow spindle lathe in the past.

[Uglydog]

Gotta like shop Gnomes wherever they lurk.