My First post! Got lucky and stumbled across this site a few days ago. Of course I signed up pretty quick to be a new member. I’m very impressed with this site and how few flamers I’ve seen or rebukes about totally dumb questions!
My question is this: I’ve had a Shopsmith for 25 years that I occasionally used to turn on. Somehow I fell into the vortex of turning and find great enjoyment in this addiction! I just bought a used jet 1442 that I find to be a remarkable lathe when compared to my worn out Shopsmith. I would like to use my Shopsmith accessories (face plates, buffing wheels ect.) on the Jet. I know I can get adapter to convert the Shopsmith 5/8” drive spindle to a 1”x8 threaded drive but I need to do the reverse. I need to convert the 1”x8 threaded drive to a 5/8” smooth shaft drive. Hope this makes sense! Does anyone know if these are available? I’ve looked all over but can’t seem to find the conversion.
Thanks for the fantastic site! I’m really enjoying it.
Bill