LOL, a good one ttabbal. My wife is a bit on the small side, she's 5'2", and I'll never turn her down. As for machinery. Lathemaster 8x14, Cummings 7x12 (wife's), Unimat s1000, Shop fox w1704 (woodlathe). Problem is, when one's only got a 12'x14' space, it gets pretty tight as Janderso has posted.