Well i made my very first cut with my new to me craftsman 113. 12 inch wood lathe today i only have 2 chisels that came with the lathe so i cant do much as of yet but i hope to jump in both feet ! it is awesome i love it I've never used a lathe before so I feel like a kid at Christmas! ...and as usual I have a problem the motor stopped spinning after an hour or so it still comes on and sounds like its running fine but the shaft does not spin at all its a pretty old machine and i made sure i oiled the bearings before i used it on both oil plugs i also looked as best i could in the vents and it seems to be dirty inside It was also fairly warm to touch .Could that be it? do i just wait til it cools? or is my motor broken the first day i used this lathe . I am very sorry i keep bother all of you with the new guy curse but this is now where i turn when i have any wood related issue and i would appreciate any help anyone could give thank you all again S.