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I recently used wood to make part of a spindle indexer for my mini-lathe. (see attached photos). The metal parts are borrowed from my spindle hand-crank. I made a new bushing which snugly fits the

Metal lathes are often used in ornamental wood turning. There are examples from David Lindow and Plumier on YouTube. You can mount a cross slide on a woodturning lathe for precision work of necessary

I use shop vac too. Dave

Just a reminder: Vacuum is good when you are turning wood, not metal. Let the workshop look a little bit messy before vacuuming warm metal. Johannes Lavoll.

Get or make a copier for the Shopsmith animal

The reason I'm tempted to try some wood turning on the metal lathe is mainly because of precision.? I have a lot of trouble getting the length of a turned piece exact on my wood lathe, for instance,

I did say small wood working. Should have been clearer. Ment small jobs more than once or twice. If just once, yea, I might use my lathe but boy I would really have to think about it. I think once

For chrisser, this might help.? It's what made me realize I was prying on the wrong part of the bezel. https://longislandindicator.com/crystal-installation-instructions/

You have to clean wood lathes, too. Also, you would typically be using hand tools (which you also have to buy or make) on a tool rest where sometimes the metal working setup can be handy. For

ok? bruce he? kink is? ok I have? something? simular but I? add a blower? in? front a 300 sfm? 2 barrel add? to? 2? 4 inch? tube? to? blow? in? the funnel? in? the back also?

I actually HAVE a wood-turning lathe as part of my Shopsmith Mark V, but I've never used it. (I use the other tools on the Shopsmith all the time, as often for for cutting metal as for wood). So when

You could go the way of wood lathes, and set up a vacuum cleaner at the point of cutting to catch the majority of the sawdust

I think that if I just had to do small wood turning I would rather get a small wood turning machine rather than mess with all that cleaning and such to my metal lathe. george

I have used the mini-lathe for wood from time to time.? And I really do NOT like to use a metal lathe for wood. However, I make sure it is first wiped thoroughly, so it is as "dry" as

For those of you that have used your mini-lathes to turn projects from wood:? ?what precautions or preparations have you found useful, for keeping any wood sawdust or chips from making a mess of

I got it.? The bezel is actually in two pieces and I was prying on the larger part instead of just the knurled part.? They sure looked to be a single part, no seam was visible to my eye.

good luck

Right, but I'm trying to fix it.

??? It still works if ya zero it . I thought those 2" ones cost a fair bit more than a 1" but Shars has one for 28 bucks if ya order online , but probably another 20 bucks freight ? animal

Unfortunately, mine is like none of those.? No screws or retainers holding it on.