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Update, in case anyone on here cares what I do with my lathe :)

The first machine shop I went to - the one that brazed my toolrest - actually is capable of reaming out morse tapers. Turns out the...

Oh, don't get me wrong - I'm not a collector. I definitely want to use the machine.

To me, there's two kinds of antiques; working machines and museum pieces. The working machines of today, if...

I thought about that.

What's holding me back is the fact that I'm completely inexperienced with any kind of turning, much less metal turning. If I mess it up, I have to have a new spindle made,...

The lathe head is listed as "double ended" in the catalog, so I figured it'd be threaded as well. There's a faceplate on the back of the headstock in one of the pictures in there. I tried using a...

It's "things that go in the headstock taper" that I'm looking for, so stretch away!

That said, I have a hard time imagining doing pen work on my lathe. I know it shouldn't make a difference, but...

I was looking at those, actually. They're pricey, sure, but they won't have the "spin in the taper" problem others have mentioned.

I shot off an email last night to those guys asking about their...

That thing's scary looking.

Interesting, though. I could see it being useful for larger spindles. One of the things I know I'll be doing is turning posts, and that would probably work.

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Oh, that's what people have been meaning by "shim." I was assuming thin pieces of metal for some reason.

That makes more sense now.

I'm not an expert on such things, so all this should be taken with a grain of salt. I didn't know what a babbitt bearing was before today.

From what I'm seeing (and the reading I've done on...

I like that second multi center you linked. It screws on, rather than using the taper, so I could ignore the taper altogether.

I'd have to figure out how to go from 1 1/8" 10TPI to 1" 8TPI, but...

I would love to. A local spindle repair place offered to order them for me at cost.

The problem is that I can't find anyone that'll actually do the reaming. The spindle is 22" long and has a (I...

I didn't realize they much such a thing. Thanks, I'll look into that.

Of course, my threads are a weird size, but it's easier to get threads put in a blank insert than find someone that can ream...

Hrm, woodworkers.com redirects to woodworker.com for me, which is the website of woodworker's supply. I don't know anything about them personally, but that doesn't mean much - I get most of my stuff...

I'm completely new to turning, but hoping to start as soon as I get my lathe in my shop.

The problem is that I've got a nonstandard taper (I think it's a Jarno #5). While I can fit MT2 stuff in...

I've got two banjos, so no problem there. I always just assumed the guy dropped it on the concrete floor. It was broken when I bought it, so there's no way of telling.

I'll check the screw on...

Well, took the headstock and tailstock apart yesterday.

Leo was right - there's no bearings in there, or even bronze bushings. It just spins in the cast iron.

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And here's...

That's the first I've heard of a drawbar. I had to look it up. I guess it just shows how much I have to learn.

It certainly looks useful. I'll try to find a machine shop in the next couple days...

Heh, that'd be funny. But no, it doesn't smell strongly of anything. I'm a smoker so my sense of smell is practically dead, though.

Heads up: the rest of this post is rather off-topic - nothing...

Thanks, Leo. It's good to have advice on the grease from someone who has worked with this kind of machine. Keeping it in working condition is my #1 priority. When I get it moved, I'll do like you...

Thanks for the link - I was planning on just ordering a blank from Nova and having a local machine shop cut it to my threads, but your option might be better - especially if I don't have a standard...

It does look very similar. The tailstock's a bit different, but my tailstock is where "Chicago Machine Exchange" is cast. Strangely, your tailstock has the lever shown in the catalog, where mine...

Wow, great responses. I walk off to make dinner and come back to four replies.

I don't have any pictures of the headstock or tailstock taper. I might be going back out there tonight, though, and...

I picked up this antique lathe from an auction recently, and I want to learn to turn on it. I'm aware this is probably not the recommended way to learn to turn. Please excuse me (and by all means,...