NvilleDave wrote:Scott,
I love the shop--very nice lathe--what make is it? Did you get the lathe from craigslist? (Notice I dare not post the link to craigslist--that is an ENTIRELY different thread!)
Also, where did you get your chamber bit (that is your chamber bit in the chuck yes?)?
It's an Atlas 9x42", and yes, I did get it from criagSlist.
It was a fortunate find, it came with a bunch of goodies (upgraded quick-change tool post and holders, tooling, manuals), was delivered to my garage and assembled, plus the guy was kind enough to spend some time showing me the ropes and gave me some scrap metal to get me started.
I got my chamber bit from a machinist in Indiana, Trent Rudat, he is also a pipe smoker/maker. His prices are good, he charges ~$40 for a bit and he will do chuck modifications for ~$200. For those of you interested, here are some quick photos of my modified jaws:
http://gilariver.net/~munkey/pipes/inde ... ir=./chuck
If interested in bits or chuck modifications drop him a line:
trudat1970(at)netzero.net
If you'd like to give him a ring, drop me a PM and I'll pass on his number.
JMB wrote:Cool work station. Was it "store bought" or did you make it yourself. Wish mine shop was that clean.
It was originally store bought, a buddy of mine had it in his garage and didn't need it in addition to the built-in bench, so he passed it along. I don't know where it originated from.