LATHE EXTENSION

Good job Rich

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Nice work, I really lke the knobs, nice touch.

-- A hammer dangling from a wall will bang and sound like work when the wind blows the right way.

Nice thick angle iron there. Looks very solid indeed. Why did you put 2 knobs on the tailstock?

-- Bob A in NJ

Hi Rich,

Nice work on the bed extension, I have the “Factory” extension from Jet and like both the little lathe and the extension I purchased separately. I caught mine on sale at a WoodCraft store here in Connecticut. For the money the little lathe is hard to beat. I have a couple of metalworking lathes and am an amatuer machinist so I am somewhat familiar with tolerances and “Setup” of these machines. They are far more accurate than needed for woodworking, great “Mass” and weight to keep the thing planted. Got to love that Cast Iron in machine tools..My next project for it is going to be a ball cutting jig out of MDO and angle iron. Already sketched it up , just need to build it!

Jerry

-- Jerry, "Some people are like Slinkies, They aren't good for much of anything, but they put a grin on your face when you push them down a flight of stairs"