I'm a little late chiming in here but......
NICELY DONE!
Originally Posted by
derekbackus
BTW: The one thing people might have trouble with in converting this lathe is turning the ends of the ball screws. If you are going to do this yourself, buy the lathe but don't take it apart. Turn the ends of the ball screws FIRST and then take your lathe apart. Make sure you have the bearings in stock too so you can test fit them onto the screw.
Derek
I resemble that quote On my Lathemaster build I took my machine apart and back together more then once for threading....... (nuts)
Cheers,
Jack
Walking is highly over-rated