minilathe22
Established Member
Hello everyone
I have a Union Graduate wood lathe, which supposedly could be purchased with a fairly simple light duty metal turning carriage:
I have never seen one for sale specifically for the Union Graduate, only the smaller Union Jubilee. Also it appears this setup would not be able to cut at an angle.
My question is, has anyone done a conversion before from an existing metal lathe carriage? perhaps a Colchester Student or similarly sized lathe? Union graduate is 6" centre height.
I am debating how feasibly this is. I would need to work out how to secure the carriage to the bed, and also fit a compatible rack to the side of the bed.
I am not planning to fit a leadscrew/screwcutting arrangement, I think this would be too complicated. I have fitted a 900rpm 3 phase motor with a VFD, so hopefully torque at low speeds would be acceptable for metal turning.
Any other ideas? Would the Union Jubilee one fit my bed?
I have a Union Graduate wood lathe, which supposedly could be purchased with a fairly simple light duty metal turning carriage:
I have never seen one for sale specifically for the Union Graduate, only the smaller Union Jubilee. Also it appears this setup would not be able to cut at an angle.
My question is, has anyone done a conversion before from an existing metal lathe carriage? perhaps a Colchester Student or similarly sized lathe? Union graduate is 6" centre height.
I am debating how feasibly this is. I would need to work out how to secure the carriage to the bed, and also fit a compatible rack to the side of the bed.
I am not planning to fit a leadscrew/screwcutting arrangement, I think this would be too complicated. I have fitted a 900rpm 3 phase motor with a VFD, so hopefully torque at low speeds would be acceptable for metal turning.
Any other ideas? Would the Union Jubilee one fit my bed?