David C. Roseman
Contributor

Taking the tailstock off if sliding the headstock to turn off the end is about the only thing you can do, unless you fabricate some sort of swing...

No Sam…I’m not leaving woodworking or turning. I am taking a year or two to go to welding school, and hopefully relocate as soon as we find the...

Basically, just check in daily if possible and answer questions, and if things really get slow, introduce a topic related to what our group is...

Crickets….

Been a few years…I don’t remember what size bolt I used. I have a lot of spare nuts/bolts/screws in the shop from over the years, so it was likely...

I used those holes on my 0766 to rig a wooden shelf unerneath the ways for extra rigidity of the lathe frame, and use it for placing my gouges when...

Yup, the Aurora Lamp does a good job of staying in place.

I use the Aurora lamp from Woodturners Wonders, with a magnetic base. I place it on the left rear corner of the top of the headstock, to keep the...

Sam, on my 0766 the key is a tad longer than the keyway, never caused me any vibration. One thing I did when I got my G0766 and my G0800….when...

On my former G0698 18/47 The belt had a little bump of rubber build up on the ribs where they spliced the ends together. Not really noticeable until...

The set screws are quite easy to get to. Just open the access panel on the front of the headstock. Rotate the spindle by hand to bring the screws...

I doubt it's the belt in this case. Torque up the set screws and let us know how it goes.

Sam, I would next check the set screws on the spindle and motor pulleys. Each has two set screws: 4 mm for the spindle pulley, 3 mm for the motor...

Your link did not work, Sam, at least on my ipad. Maybe copy/paste from the address line into the reply box.

The Vicmarc 120 is a fine choice for a chuck, and would likely do 98% of the work you would encounter….it’s pretty good size and hefty as well, and...