I do Own a M1911 (WW2 Build by "Union Switch and Signal") but I don't think I will have a 'conversion' made for it. It has Sentimental Value as is. My Late Father taught me Handgun Target Shooting with it.
I also have a Very difficult to use accurately Lathe we Bought used way back in the 1960s. It was used by the Previous owner for production of Abrasive items and not kept Clean so it now has about a .006" dip in the Bed near the Head Stock that is difficult to avoid for machining small items.
I Recently Acquired a used Craftsman Commercial 12"x36" Long Bed Lathe that is slowly undergoing a major rebuild due it having been 'caught' in a Shop Fire in the Previous owner's shop ($300 purchase and it was Covered with Melted Roofing Tar embedded with grit and the top head stock cover had a portion softened and sagged down over The Back Gear / Under-drive Pully).
Depending upon how accurate the Craftsman Lathe turns out I may replace the other one in my Home Shop (set up by My late Father in our Garage).
Since I live in Southern California, I have to 'Live with' and 'deal with' the Federal, State, County, and City government's continuing assault on our 2nd Amendment Rights by "the death of a thousand cuts" continuing 'nibbling around the edges' of Legal gun Ownership while Ignoring the Illegal and Criminal uses. It appears to me that the "Anti-Gun Activists" are "in Fact" "Pro-Crime Activists" as evidenced by the Laws they Propose and get enacted.
Best Regards,
Chev. William