Re: ATM and lathes

[The Silent Observer <silent1@ix.netcom.com>]

"Peter D. Brooks" wrote:
> 
> Please note that a metal turning lathe is rather servicable for turning wood.
> (It's not necessarily as "artistic" as hand tools, but you can do some nice
> work.)

Actually, it's better than that -- it's not at all difficult to adapt
the tool rest from a wood lathe to mount on the cross slide or direct to
the bed of a metal turning lathe, and at least some wood lathe
accessories (built on #2 Morse Taper) will fit many common metal lathes
directly -- centers, face plates, and chucks especially.

This kind of setup can get you the best of both worlds, as you can use
the metal lathe to cut a piece to a precise diameter, then freehand
decorative or "artistic" shapes into it where you don't leave it at the
precision cut size.

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