I am looking for a cheap lathe to start tinkering with pool cue repair (just tips and cleaning right now), can this be converted for a through bore?
1339641
Not sure if it will be long enough for what you are trying to do, but I would consider a drill press of sorts...
1339642
With an mt-1 drill chuck, yes. However the bed length is rather short, and I have not seen an extension available anywhere, so it may not be the best tool to work on pool cues...
1339643
the bed is not long enough for a pool cue unless you are doing it in halves
1634908
I can'r answer with complete certainty since I don't own a lathe, but I would think that they might or I would be willing to try since a lathe is not much different than a drill press except that its horizontal rather than vertical and you can probably control the speed and feed just as well or better than a drill press. It is an interesting idea in any case, then it would be much easier to make s group of round holes for the mortising part of the joint than a continuous square or rectangular hole as in a true mortise that requires a special tool.
1186341
I had one of these a long time ago. As far as I can tell they are only intended for wood working not metal working. They are fine for a beginning wood turner doing pens, small bowls and the like. I have not done any work on metals, but I don't think I would start working metals on this lathe. However, I have heard of some people doing limited work on brass on similar lathes, but never stainless steel. But, as I said, I haven't done metal work so I might be mistaken.
1611155
Most lathe supply stores carry an adapter that converts your 5/8 " shaft to 1"x8 tpi (threads per inch) that the PSI CSC3000 uses. Expect to pay around 15-20 dollars.
1462042
You need to buy a wood turning lathe to make a bat. This machine is not equipped to turn wood and the chips and dust would play havoc on the machine. A wood lathe that is suitable to what you want to do would be much cheaper and better suited as well.
2112754
Really not a metal lathe. Jet doesn't seam to have adapters to do this. How ever if you really wish to do this you might be able to turn soft metals (brass, aluminum, copper) as you would a spindle. To ream out the center of a piece of metal you will have to figure out how to attach the metal to the head. Turning chisels can be used but will encounter more ware and heat than with wood. Also the Discarted metal will be hot so clean up all the wood chips from and around your lathe. Remember safety first.
1530831
I think there is one available .... I made one for mine ... fastened 2x4's on the legs and really heavy casters (to raise the ways to my preferred height) from Home Depot on the 2x4's. One additional note - as the lathe is 220V you might want to consider a really long heavy power cable (mine is 20 ft) - saves having to rewire the shop more than necessary. It's a great lathe - you'll never need another.
2162420
The Rockler site was light on technical data, but a review here: http://www.newwoodworker.com/reviews/rklrminilathervu.html states "The hollow spindle has the popular 1" by 8 [threads per inch]outer threading that accepts virtually all popular aftermarket pieces such as a chuck." It should fit, and would be a nice accessory to your lathe.
2244440
The bore is 22mm, which is just shy of 7/8 inch. I think this will work fine for you, as my Porter Cable is also quoted at 7/8 inch arbor and it fits. I would suspect all of these tools are engineered in metric units.
378653
Most lathes have some form of indexing capability which is a way for stopping the head in several evenly spaced intervals in the 360 degree rotation of the piece being held in the lathe. This can be useful for routing groves in a turned piece such as a table leg. It can be used to hold a piece from turning during sanding. The plunger fits in to one of several holes or slots in the head shaft. Be sure to disengage before starting the lathe!
951796
No it will not work.Although Proxxon does sell a 4 jaw chuck that will work and which I have one and it work very good for this lathe.
290294
Just get a four jaw Chuck and use high quality turning tools and get a diamond grinding wheel and you're set. This large is by definition a mini lathe, so it's intended for smaller jobs but you can turn a bowl on it!
1292947
Sorry made a mistake just wanted to confirm and shaft did not fit in bore so answer is no
1257096
What you really need with this lathe is a duplicator and template, doing it free hand is very difficult I have tried a few time to do it without a duplicator and its very hard even if you know what your doing. Using the duplicator allows you to cut exact pieces. It's still difficult but not impossible.
2001409
Like with many tools, it depends on what you want to do. I started with a used Atlas lathe that didn't have variable speed but step pulleys and learned that it didn't go slow enough for an out of balance bowl blank. It was fine for spindle turning just not safe for faceplate. If you're just playing with the idea of turning find a used one on Craigslist with variable speed and a 10/12" swing. Jet mini lathes are quite popular with new trurners. The best lathe is a matter of opinion-I'm partial to a Oneway 1640 but unless I could justify it with making money off of it I would go for the Jet 1642, 2 hp. I also have Delta 460 midi.
956608
Technically yes, up to 6" or so; but in my opinion, if you are looking for something to turn bowls on, I would look to a larger lathe. I would certainly buy a chuck which increases the total ticket of the lathe.
2130501
Sure you can and I have for years....I use it to drill the blank, square the ends, and assemble. I have turned pens on it too but prefer a smaller lathe for my pen work.