I am retired, living in Red Lodge, Montana. Woodworking has been one of my main hobbies, mostly making furniture for our house and sometimes for others. Turning has always been enjoyable, but I haven't done too much of it until recently when I agreed to make some shaving kits for our local barber. It has been a real learning curve-new tools to master and finding great wood.
Recently, I decided to replace my small Jet lathe. Having been a machinist and tool and die maker for many years, I knew what a quality machine feels like, and this machine was not it. My budget dictated a small, but better made machine. I bought a 1951 Atlas lathe. It had barely been used, hardly a mark on it, and it included the original operators manual dated 1951. So far, so good, until I tried to mount my OneWay chuck. I bought a 1" x 10 tpi chuck adaptor, and do have a 1"x10tpi faceplate, plus some MT2 mandrels and drive spurs, but otherwise found that no-one sells 1x10 tooling. I feel silly, considering the knowledge of all this that was hiding in my brain. I struggled, but finished the project ok. I'm not dead in the water, but frustrated. I could get an adaptor made, 1x10 to 1x8, I suppose. We'll see. I thought that I'd serve up a few laughs for you guys.
Recently, I decided to replace my small Jet lathe. Having been a machinist and tool and die maker for many years, I knew what a quality machine feels like, and this machine was not it. My budget dictated a small, but better made machine. I bought a 1951 Atlas lathe. It had barely been used, hardly a mark on it, and it included the original operators manual dated 1951. So far, so good, until I tried to mount my OneWay chuck. I bought a 1" x 10 tpi chuck adaptor, and do have a 1"x10tpi faceplate, plus some MT2 mandrels and drive spurs, but otherwise found that no-one sells 1x10 tooling. I feel silly, considering the knowledge of all this that was hiding in my brain. I struggled, but finished the project ok. I'm not dead in the water, but frustrated. I could get an adaptor made, 1x10 to 1x8, I suppose. We'll see. I thought that I'd serve up a few laughs for you guys.
