Originally Posted by
breathe
Just wondering. not sure if I want to build the whole headstock myself or if I am going to find a salvage one somewhere
It's been said that a lathe is the only machine tool that can build itself. Outside of a couple of Gingery Lathes I've never seen an example. Get a headstock from a suitable organ donor and rebuild it if necessary imho.
The 7" in your link is a little gem, I've also considered a scaled up version and collected some parts. I keep waiting for a headstock casting to fall into my lap , should have taken one home in my lunch box back when I worked for a lathe manufacturer lol.
Anyone who says "It only goes together one way" has no imagination.