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METAL-TURNING LATHE Built from Stock Parts by Frank Beatty USING STANDARD PARTS and stock The first step is to assemble the pipe and materials that are available almost fittings. Do this before any other parts anywhere, you can build this metal- are made or stock cut to dimension. The working lathe with only a few tools. reason for this first step is that in the Because of simplification of the assembly manufacture of standard pipe there are in order to make the unit easy for anyone allowable variations and some changes in to build, the lathe as pictured and dimensions of lathe may be necessary detailed cannot be rated as a precision because of these variations. The pipe tool. It is simply designed to do practical assembly consists of one 14” length of work within reasonable limits. As l½” pipe, two close nipples, two tees, two detailed, the lathe swings 4¼” over the floor flanges and one pipe plug (optional) bed and takes 10” between centers. for closing the tee at the headstock end Standard pipe and fittings are used to of the assembly. form a frame on which the headstock, tailstock and bed are fitted. Page 1 METAL-TURNING LATHE Built from Stock Parts Screw the parts tightly together and then and is suitable only for light work. A solid mount on a hardwood base as in Figure spindle is, of course, much simpler and 5. Later, when the countershaft, motor less expensive to make or have made and motor mount are added to the than is a