My Metal Lathe

[Nintendude]

I got custody of this after the original owner left it behind so it's been sitting in the shop for over a year and has'nt been touched, it still turns on but I'm going to rewire it anyway for safety. Also have to clean it which I'm just going to use transmission oil and a wire scrubber and get as much of the rust as I can off of it. Now I just need to find out what I can do with it ( I already figure I can make barrels, but I would like to know a guess of what else I can make ), how to operate and use it and what size of metal I can use for it.

 

[mustang2500]

Clean it? Why?

Haha, nice find. I'm surprised it works.

 

[Varsity]

uuuhhh what is it or what are they used for?

 

[paradoxdj]

wow that'll be a fun restore
if you get some thick aluminium tubes or solid cylinders then youu could do some great lightsaber hilts