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hughie
2nd April 2009, 12:19 PM
For all those have ambitions of building thier own lathe, note the 3" [75mm ] shaft :o

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/tls/1095799846.html

artme
2nd April 2009, 12:58 PM
:)(:)(:2tsup::2tsup:

bluegum30
2nd April 2009, 04:11 PM
That one must have been used for turning bowls from fosselised blanks.:D Lloyd.

Skew ChiDAMN!!
2nd April 2009, 04:15 PM
Raise the pillow blocks a couple of inches and you could wrap sandpaper around the shaft to make it into a drum sander... :D

munruben
2nd April 2009, 11:12 PM
Wow!

Paul39
3rd April 2009, 06:46 AM
Very nice, but the weak point is the 1 1/4 X 8 thread. I would be concerned about hanging a 1 meter X 1 meter hunk of timber on that.

A 2 1/4 X 8 thread is common to South Bend Heavy 10L and 13 inch metal lathes, and face plates are available for around $50 used to $110 new from the bay.

I just bought a used 8 1/2 inch, 2 1/4 X 8 faceplate for under $47 delivered to my door. $11.00 shipping.

new_guy90
3rd April 2009, 09:06 AM
i think it would be very fun to use :D

Patrick