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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore
Maybe you could make the part truckster needs and get him going?
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Thanks for the kind suggestion.
I looked around for an older, American made lathe, but the prices people were asking put those out of reach.
I used the bed from the Jet lathe and lengthened it to fit the Baileigh. I've been working with it for a while, just practicing in steel and aluminum. I'm getting a pretty good finish in aluminum and getting close with steel. I haven't really built any practical parts yet, but I'm having fun learning.
I got the tailstock alignment dialed in and the ways level within .0005 over the length of the bed, so I think it's cutting pretty true. I also modified it with a quick change tool post, which makes things a lot more convenient.
I still need to buy a few parts, but at least I've got enough to get me started and to get some practice.