"LRod" wrote in message
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One other thing to be careful of: Sears' single tube lathe has #1 MT,
but they also made one around 35 years ago that was a two tube
el-cheapo, and I think the drive center on that was part of the arbor.
I don't think it could be removed. My memory's a little hazy about
that, though.

They "made" many lathes, including some old cast iron flatbeds that would
embarrass the owners of midis today. The problem with this thread, as far
as help, is that we don't know which of the many lathes marketed by Sears
he's referencing.