FlowolF
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Hi folks - have been lucky enough to be given the above lathe, which I'm primarily to be using for wood and other soft turning materials.
Has a 3 jaw scroll chuck on the headstock, and the fitting is the same as the tailstock - M12x1. I've fitted a live centre on the tailstock, am going to get a 3 jaw drill chuck for it to, but I wanted to take the headstock's scroll chuck out of the equation - it takes up valuable length on such a little lathe, provides added danger when 'finishing' pens and other small cylinder forms, and well I'd like to explore other means.
Anyone know of any M12x1 threaded parts I could use? - Can't seem to find a faceplate, or a pen mandrel fitting in M12. Have tried a couple of model making places to no avail so far. Could do with a spur drive centre too, that didn't need to be mounted in the scroll chuck - again maximising length and minimising danger and such (I'm good with my hands and can do really fine work, but I'm also excitable and clumsy on occaion and I value my fingertips LOL!).
Thanks for any help/advice.
Be well!
FlowolF/Shaun.
Has a 3 jaw scroll chuck on the headstock, and the fitting is the same as the tailstock - M12x1. I've fitted a live centre on the tailstock, am going to get a 3 jaw drill chuck for it to, but I wanted to take the headstock's scroll chuck out of the equation - it takes up valuable length on such a little lathe, provides added danger when 'finishing' pens and other small cylinder forms, and well I'd like to explore other means.
Anyone know of any M12x1 threaded parts I could use? - Can't seem to find a faceplate, or a pen mandrel fitting in M12. Have tried a couple of model making places to no avail so far. Could do with a spur drive centre too, that didn't need to be mounted in the scroll chuck - again maximising length and minimising danger and such (I'm good with my hands and can do really fine work, but I'm also excitable and clumsy on occaion and I value my fingertips LOL!).
Thanks for any help/advice.
Be well!
FlowolF/Shaun.