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29th November 2014, 07:13 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Benefits of buying two lathes to make one
Bought two old teknatools a while ago to make one and have spare parts.
Got a long turning job in today and I'm happy with the setup so far, still have to get a better stand made up to fit the 2 metre bed.
and was thinking of doing away with the alloy foot and using the other headstock on the foot end and use it for bowls/face plate work with a pedestal toolrest. One day!
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29th November 2014, 07:24 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Wouldn't mind seeing a picture or two of your double bedded lathe?
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29th November 2014, 09:10 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Will do over the Christmas break, I have to see my tame metal worker to weld up the stands. At the moment it's just a lathe with 2 toolrests, the old yellow and black model.
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29th November 2014, 11:47 PM #4Senior Member
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Here is a picture of my dad doing a 14' "dowel" with two coupled lathes.
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29th November 2014, 11:57 PM #5Senior Member
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I had to do the same thing a couple weeks ago for a customer that wanted two 9' columns
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this is a picture of the coupling between the two lathes.
and the whole setup together
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the work in progress
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the skate wheel steady
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