Here are several more pictures of my Nichols lathe. the other was posted in the large walnut lazy susan thread.
Nichols lathe
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I might be interested in a couple...depending on price.
Tim,
Do you still have the Nichols lathe for sale. I know it is a long shot, but figured I would check.
Thanks,
Dan Smith
Do you still have the Nichols lathe for sale. I know it is a long shot, but figured I would check.
Thanks,
Dan Smith
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Dan,
No, the Nichols was never for sale. I use it just about every day. these pics were posted in response to a request from another WB member about building a big lathe.
Tim
No, the Nichols was never for sale. I use it just about every day. these pics were posted in response to a request from another WB member about building a big lathe.
Tim
My mistake, sorry about that. It is a beauty and I hope to pick one up or try to build one in the next year or two. Do you have an complaints about it or things you would change? How big have you turned on it?
Thanks,
Dan
Thanks,
Dan
I final found and bought a Nichols lathe a few years ago, the one with the bed that slides through the body. The big brother I think it's called. Wow, what a lathe!
Pictures?
John Nichols is one of the four founding members of our club. I have at least one of his faceplates.
Pictures attached. I am still trying to figure out all the parts that came with it (mostly not down), especially the vacuum system.
Correction... "(mostly not shown)"
Wow! Thats a heck of a lathe, what is the purpose of the upright arm on the left? Are you keeping your powermatic too?
Upright arm looks like a long bed extension.
Here’s one for sale.
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Yes that is the long bed extension. Makes it huge!
Got a case of lathe envy.
Can it make pens?
Helluva machine.....
have fun with it!
Helluva machine.....
have fun with it!
Ultra cool piece of machinery. Big boys toys!
That's what the "small" 3520 is for!Can it make pens?
Helluva machine.....
have fun with it!
And yes, keeping the Powermatic. It's second nature using it and feels more precise for boxes and other small turnings. Love that lathe.