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What can I say Ed, I'm a pig. A productive pig, but a pig just the same.

No worries Greg! I envy the stuff you create. All my creative juice was spent taking hundreds of thousands of photos over the years. Nothing to show for it except walls thick with art.

I do like the stuff though and get as many compliments on it as you do you craftsmanship. It just doesn't play well here.

You know how it goes Ken, with out a picture it never happened, if I can post wood stuff you can do art. Don't think you'll find an audience with a wider range of interests anywhere else.

(06-11-2015, 04:55 PM)EdK Wrote: [ -> ]Nice companion to your mill Mike.  

Ed

Thanks Ed. I purchased both from Matt as a package deal at the same time. I received my lathe just a few weeks ahead of the mill last year.

(06-11-2015, 04:56 PM)EdK Wrote: [ -> ]OK Greg, now you've got someone else to harass about clean machines. Mike puts me to shame.  

Ed

I apologize for that. I keep them very clean. A clean shop is a happy shop. I can't work or function in clutter. When I get a couple of projects in there at once I

(06-11-2015, 08:30 PM)PixMan Wrote: [ -> ]I also like the tools that way. Mine would be a much longer reach if I did it that way so I can't even if I had fabrication and welding equipment. The tube brackets for the chuck keys is a great idea too!

I'm curious about the chuck on there, it looks rather unusual. Why is it so "thick" from the spindle mount out to the face of it? I can't recall ever seeing one like it.

The chuck is a Gator (by Fuerda) 6-jaw Set-Tru style. Great chuck, I love it.

Mike.

Here's a pic of my Jet lathe.
I'm working on a 4.5" dia chunk of black acetal.

That looks like a fairly beefy lathe. What size is it? 14x40 maybe?

Ed

(10-27-2015, 03:55 PM)EdK Wrote: [ -> ]That looks like a fairly beefy lathe. What size is it? 14x40 maybe?

Ed

It's 13x40. Plenty big for everything I do. I have a 5C collet attachment & digital readout that make it handy.

Nice looking lathe CNCAZ

The layout of the controls is identical to the 14x40 I had.

(10-27-2015, 10:26 PM)f350ca Wrote: [ -> ]The layout of the controls is identical to the 14x40 I had.

It's called the GHB1340. I take that to mean Geared Head Bench 13" x 40". It's supposed to be the largest bench lathe Jet made.
It does have the ability to remove the ways piece below the chuck to gain a bit more swing. Could probably swing 14" then. 
The control layout works for me. 
I remember running a French lathe years ago the the x & y travel handles were reversed from every other lathe I had ever run. It was a strong lathe with lots of HP, but just a PITA to operate.