Lathe
Lathe Arrival and Testing

The new/old lathe arrived yesterday and I did a test run of it today to find it’s quirks and nuances. I faced off and turned down a piece of scrap metal recovered from an old rotary washing line and got
Choose lathe

Choose lathe.Choose a chuck.Choose a tool.Choose a work piece.Choose a 12in angle plate,Choose cross slides, micrometers, parting off tools, and electrical hacksaws.Choose good lubricants, sharp tools and quality measuring instruments.Choose fixed steady and travelling steady.Choose a tail stock.Choose your drills.Choose
Challenge
I’ve set myself the challenge of having an operational workshop by March (in time for my Birthday). The main tasks are to get build a decent sized bench and to chuck out some of the junk we’ve inherited which are