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Throughout the day, he reflected on his extensive collection of small lathes, totaling around 10 or 11, along with various tail stocks, head stocks, and attachments accumulated over three years of passionate acquisition. His fascination with these machines has been ongoing since the 1970s, when his first lathe was a Warner and Swayze turret lathe, delivered free to his address in Vancouver, Canada—Mrs. Murphy’s residence at East 29th Street in Lynn Valley, North Vancouver.