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Hello,i am nearly finished building my lathe,i am having trouble finding a chuck to fit a 20mm shaft,if anyone knows if one can be got,or knows where to get one? i would be most grateful,if not i may be looking at making my own,ok thanks.

Never turned before,my lathe is nearly finished,i had intended on turning djembe/bowls/lamps/tools,I would love to see your pieces,I am looking for other things to turn,so please tell what other pieces can be turned as i am searching,cheers,look forward to seeing your pieces. :mrgreen:

Hello,I am looking for advice on making my own turning tools,what metal will I get to start,my main pieces will be djembe,bowls,lamps,for now,having a terrible time finding logs to make the djembe,so far it looks like I will be glueing 4" by 8-12" blanks to make up 22" djembe,any other ideas on...

homemade timber lathe,i was going to put cone pulleys on the lathe with 3 speeds,but i have just realized i may not need to as i will be fitting a speed controller,so is there any point in fitting cone pulleys,if i still need to ,what sizes should they be,they look to be about 4"/3"/2" or maybe...

Hello all,i have just started to build my own lathe out of timber,the only problem that i will have is the shaft,i am using 16mm threaded rod and screws,bought two bearings today,25mm inside measure,i have started to grind down a 16mm steel joiner which is 28mm outer measure,it is still a little...