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Thanks Peter. The link is a good one, provides info I sought as well. As I said, I would class myself as "Newbie", so going outside the basics, per my l;athe, isn't going to happen . . . yet :-)
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Saw similar in a magazine, and thought this was pretty much for finishing work. Can you use this setup for actual lathe work?

If so, is it centrifugal force that makes it work?

Interesting...

Treecycle, many thanks for the thought. I wasn't 100% sure of the best location, thinking this would be ideal.

The good news is today, I scored a 6" 4-way chuck for $45 in total, so waiting for it...

Hi all,

New to the forum, and excited that it seems really active and friendly.

I have finally (5 years after getting it), gotten around to finding the time to setup my GMC ML-1000 lathe. It is...

WOW, nice :-