Well folks, I fired up my lathe for the first time. I started out
by squaring the ends of on a scrap piece of brass, and then cutting
two small grooves on one end. Then I used the center bore, and
place a small hole in the end. My son thought I was making a
shotgun shell. At least it had SOME semilence (not sure if this is
a word) to something real. I did however discover something that
sucks about this whole thing, metal splinters ;-)
I have just ordered a face plate, a 4 jaw chuck, and a few other
items. Once the faceplate comes I can try squaring up the flywheel
for my Stuart D10, and the 4 jaw will allow me to start getting the
base ready.
I'll keep you all posted.
