If the kit builder produced kits for specific lathes, would he really have to get several hundred dollars an hour for his work? I happen to buy American cars, American durable goods and generally Amer

Why on earth does he not offered it machined to fit standard machines?

I am puzzled that California often seems to have good price on used equipment. I had expected to see lower prices in the old industrial heartland where 70 years back manufacturing was king and where s

How difficult is it and how much width can be gained by elevating the counter shaft?

The price of a new lathe increases as the cost of producing it increase. Labor cost might either increase or decrease (it will decrease if they find somewhere in the world where labor skills are adequ

Don't make too much about inflation. It is what on the order of 3% a year. With all of the Fed's increase in the reserves of the banking system it might get huge but is not now. The inflation means th

Did you upgrade a model B? A model C upgrade would require apron, saddle, lead screw changes, some extra change gears and the quick change box, I thought about this but ended up buying change gears a

A couple of months back there was a set of 60 change gears for a 9" workshop (or 10k) on ebay that sold for about 250. There was not an excessive number of duplicates. Essentially there were many toot

You have provided us with some facts. For some of us that are unfamiliar with the underlying logic, it would be valuable for you to put on a pedagogue's hat and explain the logic.

Speculation does it move the cross feed in and out as the spindle turns- to make a cam? In another post a new lathe owner mentioned that his taper attachment appears badly worn. This seems unusual. I

Mr Turk seems to be the great expert on these lathes. I see pictures and they seem like sturdy machines. But is Mr Turk's interest just an historical accident. Like he stumbled one or was asked to res

Auctions and online sales do have negatives- but where else can one expect to find say a South Bend Change gear.

"It isn't so much a race to be last, but a ploy to get your bid in too late for anybody to react to it." Rysdam questions the logic of this approach. I think people are uncertain about the value of an

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What is meant by driving from the headstock versus driving from the lead screw. Is there not just a single method to cut gears? Is the writer actually talking about whether back gears are used?

At first glance it is clear that the belt tensioner is not well designed on the workshop lathes. All of this must be judged against the need to keep costs low. Logan, Atlas and many other manufactures

I forgot I have a 6:1 as well.

I have what I believe is a 415 (single arm banjo and top oilers) change gear lathe. The change gears for this lathe as far as I can tell are 18dp, 9/16 bore like the later later workshops. I have grad

I think that the strength of 3/4 plywood is marginal. I used 4/4 to help me take a 9" out my trunk and then a 2x6 to get if from the floor onto a bench. I had the help of a strong person to get it int

Those Europeans get so much vacation that they disappear for long stretches.