![]() The jury is out on the fate of the 14" lathe as of yet. My plan is to sell my little lathe when the 15" is up and running. The trouble is that a lathe can become like an extension of your hands, so letting go of the 'old friend' is very difficult in some cases. Often people use their smaller lathe for a long time and realize they need something a little more sturdy, a little more capable. Having a smaller lathe set up with a 3 jaw chuck and normal LH turning tools, makes for a quick custom bolt or thread without powering up the Big Boy. A year later, a friend of mine (that told me previously that I'd never get his lathe) made his LeBlond 15X60 available to me, and so I now have 3 lathes, 2 more than I need.Įven my friend had 2 lathes, a SoutBend 9A, and the Le Blond. ![]() so I bought a Modern 14X40 in need of a lot of TLC. ![]() I wanted to upgrade its capabilities, and get a camlock instead of a screw on spindle. For 35 years I had only one lathe, a 12X37 Taiwanese belt drive model 1.5hp.
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