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My long term plan is to make a 7.25" gauge live steam engine. In the shorter term I am going to tinker on smaller project from the Harold Hall series to learn more of the craft.

In the past, when I lifted my dad's lathe out of his shed, I hired a portable lifting frame from an equipment hire firm. They set up fast and come with a good block and tackle. It was much easier...

Hey Dino, Sam here. Your lathe seems to be quite a bit bigger than mine. Mine doesn't have the gap bed and certainly couldn't swing a chuck like that! My threading system only has change gears and...

Unfortunately the original legs did not come with it. It is currently sitting on two separate steel lockers made from 3mm sheet metal and rocks around a lot. My plan is to make up a beam style stand...

Snap! I just acquired a Qualos 5 1/4 last weekend too. I'm looking forward to working on it.

Hello everyone,

I am just getting back into metalwork after a long break. I picked up a Qualos 5 1/4" lathe last weekend and am looking forward to getting back into the hobby. My first task is to...