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10 x 30 Metal Lathe for Sale--Excellent Lathemaster metal lathe for the home shop. Used for hobby making model engine projects only. Includes 3 and four jaw chucks as well and steady rest and traveling rest. Also includes Phase II quick change tool post and one holder as well as complete...

I am looking for ideas to convert from the common ‘oil buttons’ (you know, the ones that don’t oil a thing!) found on the Asian machinery. I’ve attached a picture of what I am trying to replace. After some searching, I did find a post that mentioned a 10-24 tap would remove them. But, what do...

As usual, I seem to get some oddball stuff and once again I’m stumped! :-\ A few years ago I got an Asian drill chuck with a MT3 taper mount. The darn thing was very accurate and I need to change it to a MT2 taper mount. The problem is I can’t figure out the taper for the chuck. I’ve tried a...

I need some help. The bearings in my live center occasionally have a “rough” spot when turning. It seems to be more in one direction than the other, but I can feel it either way. My preferred solution is to disassemble it and replace the bearings, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out...

Here is a link to a video I have on YouTube. I recently moved and most of my engines are still packed, once I get some space I'll post a few more. The worst part is our previous home had a 20X30 shop, here I am "forced" into one side of a two car garage >:(. Neighborhood restrictions will...

I just found this site, last week. WOW! What a great resource. I've been making chips for about 15 years now and still don't know much more than how to make little stuff out of big stuff. Hopefully this board will help me learn even more. So far, I've built steam engines, IC engines and other...