Metal lathe Question

[Penultimate]

Greetings
Little machine shop sells three tool rest attachments for metal lathes. I rigged one up used it a couple times then decided that it was just as easy to use lathe tooling.

http://littlemachineshop.com/product...1685&category=

Regards
Mike


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[magpens]

Although I like Little Machine Shop and have bought a lot from them, I don't find the product mentioned at this link to be very satisfactory because of toolpost instability issues on the particular lathe I have (Sieg C3 ... very similar to several LMS lathes).

Mal

Originally Posted by Penultimate

Greetings
Little machine shop sells three tool rest attachments for metal lathes. I rigged one up used it a couple times then decided that it was just as easy to use lathe tooling.

Woodturning Tool Rest | Mini Lathe Tool Rest | LittleMachineShop

Regards
Mike


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[More4dan]

Or you could make your own manual tool rest for your metal lathe.


I've since shortened the width of the rest. I'll make the next one a bit more sturdy but this was made of materials I had on hand. There is a threaded plate below the ways that the bolt goes through to tighten the movable rest.

Danny


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[magpens]

Used lathes for sale here. . Most look pretty big, if not huge, but your friend might find a small one:

https://www.machinio.com/lathes?gcli...aKkCmQ#results