Thread: Loving Learning my Lathe

I also found this craftsman on CL for just $75. It cost more for the tools than it did for the actual lathe, but I'm happy as can be with the lathe and the results.



Here is a shot of the old lady, she runs like a dream!

Same lathe here McJacob I like it, there are some issues to work around but I am having fun

Originally Posted by mcjacob71990

I also found this craftsman on CL for just $75. It cost more for the tools than it did for the actual lathe, but I'm happy as can be with the lathe and the results.


Here is a shot of the old lady, she runs like a dream!

Thats a sweet lathe,will serve you well,am thinking it came off of a shopsmith type machine with that long pipe attached.

I've got an old M-Power lathe I got at Rockler for turning pens. It does do a nice job on brushes and such I think.

Originally Posted by irish19

I've got an old M-Power lathe I got at Rockler for turning pens. It does do a nice job on brushes and such I think.

That looks great,whats the wood? how was it finished?

Very nice work,I gotta get back to my wood lathe stuff.Wood lathe is cake to set up but my Southbend is taking weeks to make right(( metal lathe on a wood bench is not a good thing,getting real close tho

Got her done finally,she be runnin dead nuts true

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Got her done finally,she be runnin dead nuts true

Sweet! I wish I had the time and space and money to add a machinist's lathe to my arsenal.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Got her done finally,she be runnin dead nuts true
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Mine is not that nice but I have to work on finding a local mentor to hep getting it running "dead nuts true". lol

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Got her done finally,she be runnin dead nuts true

And THAT one looks expensive...drool...