That's a decent looking lathe. Note how big the base is on the tailstock, unlike the ridiculous mini lathes that have out of proportion center heights to bed width. A well proportioned lathe will have a minimum bed width that is 1.5 times larger than the center height.
@@kimber1958 I'm 83, and I was trained as a jig and tool maker in the 50/60s. Spent most of my life working in developing countries setting up light industries and trying people in the use of machine tools.
The Hendy has the same features except the backing of bthe cross feed. When threading, Never never disengage the split nuts. When the cut done simply reverse the lead screw till clear of part. As the carriage comes back, set compound in for next pass. Turn in cross feed screw to stop and set lead screw to forward. And repeat as needed. Same features found on Monarch and others.
That is truly one of the methods of all time. There are others. Being a machinist is about knowing the various ways to accomplish a task. That is why engineering drawings only detail part specifications and not methods or instructions.
I’m working on it Jack some better than others. I’m trying to do shorter chapters. I guess she might say 20 sec to30 seconds to one minute blocks.or chapters. Thank you for your feedback
