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I'd like to be able to turn my workpiece end to end several times during the turning process and retain concentricity, for which the standard procedure on a metal lathe is between centres working. I've never seen this done on a wood lathe and can't find any real reference to it. Is it...

The task: drill an accurate angled hole into a wooden spindle. The hole will be around 3-4mm diameter and the depth to the centre of the spindle. The hole will be at a 45 degree angle to the spindle. Accuracy of placement needs to be well under 0.5mm, say on the order of 0.1mm. The...

Having needed to look up most of these at some point or another, I've been meaning to throw them together in a spreadsheet for ages, and who knows, someone here might find it useful: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing Comments welcome, especially if there's any glaring...

I acquired a second hand Jacobs MT2 chuck with my lathe. It's drilled and tapped for a drawbar - not sure if at the factory or by a previous owner, but it looks original. It looks and measures like M6, but an M6 rod goes in a couple of turns and jams. M5 just slides in. Is there a standard...

Somewhere on my floor lurks an SC4 jaw screw; after an hour of cursing on my hands and knees, and not in a fun way, it's clear the only way it's going to turn up is by ordering a replacement. No problem I thought, these are obviously bog standard machine screws. Except they aren't. The heads...

I am interested in making woodwind instruments, so effectively spindle turning and lots of long hole boring. I have read quite a bit, and have an idea what I need: a moderately decent smallish second hand lathe, good and rigid, with a decent range of speeds and plenty horsepower. I just missed...