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    Here is the special tailstock you use to drill holes into lamp bases. Obviously works best if your lathe is not in a corner.
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    This type of tool rest is streets ahead in rigidity and ease of use.
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    My woodfast has two grease nipples on the headstock, I notice yours does not Lance. Reckon you could install a couple if you wanted to. I am amazed that my lathe is still running the original bearings since purchase in the late 70's. It has done tons of work.
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    This is the tool rest I came up with to replace the pressed metal model. Made from a piece of 50mm x 10mm flat bar, with a piece of 12mm rod welded to the top. I welded the bar on after I discovered that the edge of a bowl would hit the tool rest post preventing me from getting as close as practical to the bowl. The tool rest bar is in this case, about 22 degrees or half a 45 degrees off the vertical.

    I have been making wooden face plates by laminating two or three layers of pine to make a disc about 90mm diameter, by boring a hole in the middle and taping a thread to suit the thread on the head stock. Much more convenient and certainly a lot cheaper.

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    That looks like a solid rest alright.
    Why the sheet on the lathe?

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    Quote Originally Posted by artful bodger View Post
    Here is the special tailstock you use to drill holes into lamp bases. Obviously works best if your lathe is not in a corner.
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    Thanks for the picture of that . Never seen one before .

    Has it got a bearing as well ? looks a bit small for one .

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    Quote Originally Posted by artful bodger View Post
    That looks like a solid rest alright.
    Why the sheet on the lathe?

    To cover up the mess...

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    No bearing Rob, it is a bit like a dead centre with a tapered rim instead of a centre point. It was one of the optional extras back in the day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by auscab View Post
    Thanks for the picture of that . Never seen one before .

    Has it got a bearing as well ? looks a bit small for one .

    Rob

    I have never seen one of those either. Mine has a hollow tail stock that will accommodate a hollow cup centre.

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    Quote Originally Posted by artful bodger View Post
    That looks like a solid rest alright.
    Why the sheet on the lathe?
    Why do you ask Two Dogs?

    Secret squirrel stuff, perhaps a HF lamination in progress??? or a snafu moment being hidden?
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    I've just taken a look at my Woodfast lathe. I paid probably too much for it but it came with pretty much everything, a new 3 phase motor with VFD, new bearings, new dust collection system & tools. It does have the indexing lock but doesn't marry up to the pulley. The pulley doesn't have holes drilled either but sits quite a way away from the pin - not sure if there is something else perhaps missing here or that the pulley was replaced and shifted backwards to site more centrally in it's housing?

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    Phew, there's lot of information that has been shared, which I really appreciate. At this point I'm struggling to make heads or tails of much of it. I am sure however that once I get the lathe up and running and some time under my belt there will be plenty of ah-hah moments as I realise what you have all been saying. Having said that, I really appreciate all the input and suggestions. Please don't take a lack of specific response to your points as disinterest!


    I just want to get my nomenclature straight as I think I may be getting confused. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
    1. Banjo. The thing that slides back and forth on the lathe bed.
    2. Tool rest. The thing that attaches to the banjo, which the chisel rests on.
    3. Tool holder. Is this just another term for the banjo, tool rest or an entirely different component?


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    Quote Originally Posted by auscab;
    ... fitting a chuck in the tail stock with a drill bit inserted in the chuck.
    Or, a whole range of larger drill bits with M2 tapers can be had as well .
    My dad is a retired toolmaker, and the first time he was helping me do some work on the metal lathe and he put a bit in the tail stock and it took me a second to work out what on earth he was doing. It is a simple yet brilliant technique.


    Quote Originally Posted by auscab;
    My Dad bought one of these new in the early 70s . He had it at home for a while then it went to the workshop at the business . So I walked around it a kid then worked at it later as a job . So I have a thing for them
    The first time I came across one I was smitten with the design. There's something about the tail stock which invokes visions of the art deco styled steam trains of the 40s and 50s. While I realise that it's just a tool, as a hobbiest I get the luxury to make tool choices not only on function, but also the simple enjoyment of owning it based on some esoteric criteria.

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    Quote Originally Posted by artful bodger;
    Here is the special tailstock you use to drill holes into lamp bases.
    Wow. That tailstock is one thing. That drill is another alltogether!

    Quote Originally Posted by artful bodger;
    My woodfast has two grease nipples on the headstock, I notice yours does not Lance. Reckon you could install a couple if you wanted to.
    My unit has sealed bearings, so there would be nowhere for the grease to go! Having stripped it all down to give it a thorough clean, I've ordered three new bearings for it too. At $25 total, it's cheap insurance for the rest of my time with this lathe.

    At this stage I hope to have it all back together again by the weekend, and some turning taking place before having to return to work on Monday. Now to look at sharpening setups. There have been a couple of threads about grinders lately, so will spend some time reading them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie_6ft View Post
    I've just taken a look at my Woodfast lathe. I paid probably too much for it but it came with pretty much everything, a new 3 phase motor with VFD, new bearings, new dust collection system & tools. It does have the indexing lock but doesn't marry up to the pulley. The pulley doesn't have holes drilled either but sits quite a way away from the pin - not sure if there is something else perhaps missing here or that the pulley was replaced and shifted backwards to site more centrally in it's housing?

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    Charlie, having just pulled mine apart I know that there were two spacers (one about double the length of the other) that sit on the shaft to position the pulley (on mine they were both on the same end, though forget which). Perhaps yours were put in a different spot when re-assembled? But yours looks like a newer model, so others may have a better idea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie_6ft View Post
    I've just taken a look at my Woodfast lathe. I paid probably too much for it but it came with pretty much everything, a new 3 phase motor with VFD, new bearings, new dust collection system & tools. It does have the indexing lock but doesn't marry up to the pulley. The pulley doesn't have holes drilled either but sits quite a way away from the pin - not sure if there is something else perhaps missing here or that the pulley was replaced and shifted backwards to site more centrally in it's housing?

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    Looks like the pulley was replaced during the VFD install. It would be possible to have a machinist drill the indexing holes in the top pulley IF it has a sufficient diameter to pair with the index pin. The pulley offset on the headstock shaft could also be remedied depending of course on the motor installation and viability of some further modifications.

    I have a 1992 M908 which has a 5 speed pulley as standard. I pestered Bronte Edwards for a kit version of the M910 VFD which I believe was the first put together as a "retro fit kit." A new bottom / motor pulley was required due to differing shaft sizes and the top left standard. Now I have a 5 speed transfer case, you have 3!
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    I just had another look. I can see why the pulley sits so far to the left. Because of the size of the motor it looks like everything has shifted to the left.

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    Mine is a later model as far as I am aware. It's a Woodfast 1000 which I've not seen elsewhere, the 9## series seem to be much more plentiful.

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    I had big ideas to get into some resin pours and turn some stuff BUT in the time I've owned this lathe I've used it once to turn a handle for a bottle brush! I've got a heap of mango wood I salvaged which I've been meaning to turn if the borers haven't destroyed it yet!

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    The indexing pin does line up with the pulley, only just! I could get a new indexing pin machined and then drill holes into the pulley - will leave that as a potential project for another time - I am not 100% I would even ever use such a feature mind you.

    BTW - check out what the new ones go for:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie_6ft View Post
    The indexing pin does line up with the pulley, only just! I could get a new indexing pin machined and then drill holes into the pulley - will leave that as a potential project for another time - I am not 100% I would even ever use such a feature mind you.

    BTW - check out what the new ones go for:
    CWS Store - Woodfast M910 lathe
    When compared to the earlier M908 & M910's there are not many design enhancements, that make them stand above a pre-loved M908 - M910.

    Yes the Quattro bearing headstock is good but there are 100's with the original two bearing design lathes still in faithful service and with the original bearings. The only reason I changed mine out was because I had the spindle out for a belt change with the VFD upgrade in Feb 2008.

    I would suggest that a pre-loved M908 - M910 in good or very good condition with extras is a very attractive proposition and still so with a VFD retrofit. Same can be said for a lot of old "Aussie Cast Iron" lathes from the 1950's to 1990's - very good & well built machinery.
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