Did the search and am not finding what I am looking for. Sold a John Nichols lathe last year, hadn't used it in 12 years but stupid. Need to turn about 30 pieces 20-26" in diameter x24 tall. have a 3.5 horse leason motor that could be used. Idea is to build a new base and gap bed or dedicated bowl lathe. Will that headstock hold up to that with the proper base or am I better off building from scratch? Trying to get something quick and on a budget, the PM90 is attractive because I have a overabundance of purple heart and I can do a trade. I would be trading 100 board ft of purpleheart for the lathe, basing that on wholesale about $420 for the base PM90. Thoughts? I have tons of lumber and no cash. Kicking myself for letting that lathe loos, didn't realize what I had.
Cheers, Chris