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tcaldwell wrote:

I received a what I believe is a 1933 craftsman 8 in wood lathe. I am
trying to find a Chuck that Will work on it. I think the shaft is
reverse threaded and 1/8 in. Any help would be great

Reverse thread would be expected on the outboard end (if there is an
outboard end), very unlikely on the inboard end, as it would tend to
unscrew in use unless the whole lathe is backwards. i.e. headstock to
the right of the worker rather than the normal headstock to the left of
the worker - and that would be extremely unusual to the point that I
have never seen one. Possible that (if it is a double-ended headstock)
someone "restored" it and put the headstock on (or spindle in) backwards?

Regardless, there are about a billion 1" x 8 LH, RH and L&R H
(double-threaded) accessories available, as it was and is a dirt-common
spindle size.

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