luckyscroller788
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Today, I was given an old lathe. It was offered to me for free, sight unseen, and since I am a sucker for these types of deals, I quickly said yes, I'll take it.
Its an old Crapsman lathe, and it does run. I was hoping for a better machine, but for the price I cant complain (to much). My initial hope was for a lathe to be a dedicated finishing, or buffing machine. So, with that being said I am considering shortening it significantly if possible by cutting down the length of the tube steel 'bed'. Anyone have any idea if that is a feasible thought, or am I blowing smoke up my own arse? Headstock is 3/4X16TPI. Another thing that hinders me is that the headstock taper is #1MT and I have nothing with a #1 MT except a couple drill bits. I assume the TS is also a #1MT. At the MPG I was a winner of a buffing setup from Arizona Sillouette , and that is a MT2, like every other thing I have. So, what would YOU do? Is it not worth wasting my time and energy on? And, is there anywhere to buy a #1 MT male to a #2MT female adapter that is reasonably priced? Should I try to sell it on CL, and put that money towards a cheap small lathe to be a dedicated finishing machine?
Its an old Crapsman lathe, and it does run. I was hoping for a better machine, but for the price I cant complain (to much). My initial hope was for a lathe to be a dedicated finishing, or buffing machine. So, with that being said I am considering shortening it significantly if possible by cutting down the length of the tube steel 'bed'. Anyone have any idea if that is a feasible thought, or am I blowing smoke up my own arse? Headstock is 3/4X16TPI. Another thing that hinders me is that the headstock taper is #1MT and I have nothing with a #1 MT except a couple drill bits. I assume the TS is also a #1MT. At the MPG I was a winner of a buffing setup from Arizona Sillouette , and that is a MT2, like every other thing I have. So, what would YOU do? Is it not worth wasting my time and energy on? And, is there anywhere to buy a #1 MT male to a #2MT female adapter that is reasonably priced? Should I try to sell it on CL, and put that money towards a cheap small lathe to be a dedicated finishing machine?