On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:42:37 -0700, mac davis wrote:

I found that once the newness was off my 1442 VS, I never slid the
headstock.. really no reason for me to..


In my case, I have a very small shop and a 72 year old back :-). I find
the pivoting head saves my back when hollowing. And by sliding the head
to the end and using the outboard tool stand, I can turn an 18" bowl on a
"mini" lathe.

BTW, my lathe sits on a floor cabinet with the left end up against a
wall. Naturally that's where the outboard tool rest was mounted. I was
going to mount it on the right end instead, but found there were no holes
for the bolts. I started muttering about having to drill and tap for it
until I realized that the lathe bed is symmetric - all I had to do was
turn it around. Sometimes it takes a while for the brain to wake up :-).

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