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Heath Warren

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My parents never threw anything away. I was recently going through some old paperwork at their house and found this lathe manual from 1964. If it was a comic book it might be worth something. The lathe I used as a kid is still in my dad’s basement. It has a giant motor held in place by gravity. You lifted the motor up to change pulley positions. It’s taken me 40 years to get back into turning, but I’m glad to be back. I’m just sorry my dad isn’t still here to see it.

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That one may be okay, but the Delta publication is likely much better. "Getting Most out of Your Lathe" is part the "Getting the Most Out of Your xxxxxx" series going back to the 1940's. Sears came out with the similar series to compete with the Delta books only not as good.

The Delta publications could not have been published today because they frequently show ways to modify their tools for special uses. Can't do that in today's litigious world.

Their table saw book has several ways to do turnings on table saws.

The Delta books are readily available online from booksellers. Later editions are hardbacks, earlier were pamphlets. The earlier pamphlets might be better.
 
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