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!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
Pictures?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!
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Yes that is the long bed extension. Makes it huge!Wow! Thats a heck of a lathe, what is the purpose of the upright arm on the left? Are you keeping your powermatic too?
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.Yes that is the long bed extension. Makes it huge!