just wanted to show you mini lathe people a trick for gaining a bit of room to work between the tailstock and chuck. the generic 1/2 inch tailstock drill chuck found on most mini lathes is rather giant and takes up a ton of space. i made an arbor to mount a 3/8 capacity jacobs chuck (off an old drill so its made in USA!). i get about 10 inches of space between face of lathe chuck and face of drill chuck, so i gain an extra 10% of space(on a 7x12).
another advantage is that the small chuck fits past the tool post much easier.
the chuck i have is the jacobs multicraft chuck.
another advantage is that the small chuck fits past the tool post much easier.
the chuck i have is the jacobs multicraft chuck.
