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My dad has an old late 40s/early 50s Craftsman that he'll let me borrow, but I want to know if it will take modern attachments that I'll use to turn pens.
Here are some pics...
001 by snennewton, on Flickr
005 by snennewton, on Flickr
009 by snennewton, on Flickr
008 by snennewton, on Flickr
a view from headstock
007 by snennewton, on Flickr
Here's the belt thingy. It needs a motor. And my dad's argument (b/c he doesn't want to help me load it up probably) is that I'd be better off getting one of those $150-175 Harbor Freight lathes b/c they have built in motors. What I want to know, is would this be better than one of those little bench top models?
006 by snennewton, on Flickr
003 by snennewton, on Flickr
Tool rest. He's also convinced that I won't be able to use this b/c the tool rest is so big. Well I could just put a smaller one on couldn't I?
002 by snennewton, on Flickr
Here are some pics...
001 by snennewton, on Flickr
005 by snennewton, on Flickr
009 by snennewton, on Flickr
008 by snennewton, on Flickr
a view from headstock
007 by snennewton, on Flickr
Here's the belt thingy. It needs a motor. And my dad's argument (b/c he doesn't want to help me load it up probably) is that I'd be better off getting one of those $150-175 Harbor Freight lathes b/c they have built in motors. What I want to know, is would this be better than one of those little bench top models?
006 by snennewton, on Flickr
003 by snennewton, on Flickr
Tool rest. He's also convinced that I won't be able to use this b/c the tool rest is so big. Well I could just put a smaller one on couldn't I?
002 by snennewton, on Flickr