Like the ball crank, I don't know if it adds enough value to the part to make it worthwhile on something being sold like this, but I enjoyed the process. (The other half looks almost identical, of course.) Does anybody know for sure what the original part was made of? The top part is what I found in the TS. I don't think it's original, but I went ahead and used aluminum again as I know it won't scar the quill. All that was left was a slug of aluminum in the bore. Kind of fun.Īlso machined a split cotter for the quill lock. There should be more than one hole in the pulley - probably two or four, so count before you start, since you will need the lathe functional to make the bushings. Blued them up and a slight polish with steel wool. The quill lock handle was harder because as you machine away material for the balls, there is little to hold onto. Started by turning the threaded end and boring it out, then turned a female thread in some scrap to hold the part, flipped the part and turned the radius. Got it out and modeled, then put the radius turning tool to work. It was in there tight, so I ended up milling flats on it to put a real wrench on it. When I tried to take it out, I figured out why it was buggered. I don't know if it really adds to the value of it when listed on ebay.Īnyway, the TS quill lock was missing and the bushing where the feedscrew goes through was buggered. The crank on the cross-slide is broken, for example, so I will probably make a new one just for fun. I don't like that 2nd stand because it doesn't have a chip tray. I just use 20 weight oil for the other oil ports and things like the lead screw bushings and the headstock bearings, countershaft, etc.
I'm parting it out, but figured it would be kind of fun to clean up and fix some of the stuff that was bad. The rest is not so critical for these little lathes, in my opinion. The headstock was repurposed, so all that was left is the bed, TS, carriage and a couple other odds and ends. I bought a little 6" Craftsman lathe for parts.