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ottomatic
 
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"Mark" wrote in message
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Do you have a pattern made?

The tricky part is the pattern since there are commercial foundries who
would cast your lathe bed, but prices may not moderate.


not yet, but I think I can come up with a pattern once I locate someone who
is willing to cast it foe less than what I paid for my first house.

Otto


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"ottomatic" wrote in message
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sorry if this is a repeat, I never saw my first attempt

Anyone out there who could cast an extended bed for one of the
7x10,12,14 Chinise lathes for me?

I would like to get to a capacity of 36 in between centers.

yes, I know they are crap, but one could work fine for me.

I once had a link for someone who did bed castings for very
modest prices, but they seem to have fallen off the face of the Earth.

FWIW, you can buy a bed extension for a comp. small wood lathe,
but even LittleMachineShop doesn't have anything past 14 inches.

Any and all leads, tips, advises would be greatly appreciated.

I live in soutern Ohio

TIA
Otto