Hello,
I picked up a Rockwell 46-499 lathe at an auction a few days ago. Mostly, it's in good shape, but it's missing the front door and the hand-wheel for the head stock. I imagine that I can make a door fairly easily, but was wondering if anyone would know where to pick up a hand wheel. I could make one in my metal shop if I needed to, but it looks like the originals have an indexing label on it. Was this a part generally identical to other models in this series?
The variable speed seems to be fairly tight but I haven't fired the motor up yet. Might need some help down the road for that part also.
Thanks for any help,
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