Hello,
Not too long ago I got myself the 10x18 lathe from BusyBee. I'm one of those newbs that hasn't used a lathe since highschool (about 15yrs ago) so I'm not what I would call handy with it... at all. I'm new to this forum as well and I've done some looking around and am blown away by the ideas shared here! I'm gonna like it here!
Now, I have a couple questions. The sales guy sold me this quick change system and told me it was for my lathe. When I got it home and out of the package it seems much too small and I'd have to drill it out to use the same lock-down handle as well as add a spacer to raise it up. It seem odd to me to have to fool around like this to use a part that was supposedly made for my lathe. Did he steer me wrong?
Also I'd like to do some simple milling on my lathe. I was directed to buy a large angle bracket and a vise, of course it's up to me to figure out how to put it together to make it work and I knew that before buying it. I'm just curious if there is some info around for the best way to set this up.
Thanks for any help,
Ryan