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+1 on the right sized pin punch. I too tried everything I had laying around but finally ran to my neighborhood junk vendor and I bought some old craftsman punches. There is no substitute for a "suitable drift" as they say in the manuals. HF is expedient for tools but I've had a sad time of it trying ...

One can also buy Nova items directly from Teknatool: http://www.novatoolsusa.com/searchquick ... words=6034.

I like buying directly from folks when possible. Disclaimer: I'm a contrarian.

tc

I have the G3 purchased fairly recently from Shopsmith and I love it, the quality is very good. It came with the adapter. This is my first chuck so I am unable to compare them. The one possible objection to the larger chuck is the load from the extra weight, I saw that mentioned when researching the ...

You could remove the locking pin completely and add a bolt and nut there, and also on the opposite side, after drilling a couple of through holes which would prevent the assembly from tipping over.

I am seeing that solution too. Would I be weakening that casting or over stressing it by doing this ...

Weight(balance) is different, but the non-centered screw/tapered spot facing should pull the slop out regardless. However you will need to push the vertical stuff towards the rear while tightening the screw. Since the weight is no longer an 'over the center' condition secure tightening is required ...

Great photo, thank you very much.

I see you left the way tubes full length. Do you manage to raise the headstock higher somehow?

I want to do this but I want the headstock reversed, facing the other way. Curious to know what factored into your decision to do it the way you did.

Please lay out ...

this is a (very cluttered) pic of my ongoing experiment:

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Note that, like the craiglist posting, the headstock is reversed on the way tubes as is the table carriage. The carriage tubes are much shorter. Folks thought it might be tippy. the reason it's not is because the ...

The play is in the hinge, I see where "Power Tool Woodworking" suggests tightening the base lock while rocking the headstock to "take all the 'play' out of the base pivot." I will try this.

anything else I should be looking at.

tc

This idea interested me, so I picked up a 3 foot cut-off of 1 1/2 inch galvanized pipe, sawed it in half and made a dedicated drill press. there is about 10 1/2 inches of 'way' tube between the legs. It is not at all tippy. You won't need ballast.

I am finding that there seems to be a lot of play ...

It appears as though you have removed the legs and are setting on a cabinet. Is the true? If so, did you do this to get the lathe at a proper height for you?

I would be interested in knowing what, if anything, this has done to reduce vibration.

BTW Your machine looks great.

Yes, I mounted the ...