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Lathe!!!!!!!!

Alright after 25~30 years of procrastinating, I finally ordered my lathe last week and it arrive today! Spent about 30 minutes assembling the pieces and made my first cuts in years. Right now the main...

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Lathe Height Tool

Last night I went to Orchard Supply Hardware to get a piece of practise metal, chose a 1/4″ aluminum rod and just happened to make a tool post gauge of sorts. Its workable, but may make a “better” one...

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Comm Truing

It’s been a while since the last update! Just been fooling around with the lathe and awaiting the delivery of my mill (what’s a lathe without one). I’ve always wanted to cut a comm, but lacked the...

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Exhaust Extension

Did this about a month ago. Just an aluminum exhaust extension, held on with a couple of set screws and JB Weld. Good to have the lathe for these little jobs.

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