Ken Moon wrote:
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2. Have a custom bench/stand built for the lathe of your choice which mounts
the lathe at an angle leaning toward you, or mounted so that it is in a
horizontal plane with the spipndle nearest you. Either mode of mounting has
it's own installation/ operating problems (toolrest, switches, unbalanced
load distribution, etc.)
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Ken Moon
Webberville, TX.

Before John Nichols business went under, he was showing a lathe he
designed for chair-bound turners. The ways were tilted toward the
turner, were low, and a chair could go under them easily. The locks on
the headstock and banjo were pneumatic, and, of course, he could also
supply a lift over the machine.

Bill