I have been working with a young man building him a lathe. We finished yesterday and moved it to his shop. It is based on my home built machine (which is about 10 years old) with a couple of improvements. A friend donated most of the steel, another friend donated a spare Powermatic banjo. Other than banjo, motor, belt, bearings and inverter; we fabricated all the parts. 2 hp 3 ph motor, VFD, 22" swing, 35 inch max length, it weighs about 900 lbs. It is a major upgrade from the little machine that he learned on.
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