somewhat OT FS item - small metal lathe for making knobs and stuff

[Bill Noble]

I just cleaned up a 3 inch craftsman metal lathe - it's missing parts needed
for "real" metal working (like the whole gear assembly, so you can't cut
threads with it) but it has a nice cross
slide and the worm gear is good so it would make a reasonable lathe for
making small parts like knobs and such - you will need to either find, make
or jury
rig a quill for the tailstock, but other than that it's OK to use as is - I
can get around $150 to $200 if I take my time parting it out, but I'd rather
it find a home quickly - so if someone is interested, drop me a note via the
email address on my web page - I figure $75 is fair. Oh, the spindle thread
is 1/2-20, and it's a 0 morse taper, bronze bearings, so it's light duty -
- could also be useful for making any other round
parts that need to fit, like bushings, and it will work fine with brass or
aluminum or plastics.

I put the chuck from the lathe on ebay, but it would be a lot nicer to keep
the rest of the lathe together if someone can use it. Photos if you ask me
(remember, use the email from my web page, don't reply to this note)
--
Bill -
www.wbnoble.com

[Bill Noble]

I decided to see if ebay would make me rich on this thing - if you want to
see a photo you can follow the link below
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300380864574

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