new set-up (HF 8x12)

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Hey TroyO-

(you ARE alive!?) LOL.. congrats on the wedding (if it already happened) LOL

already got the bullnose ordered my friend.. (just hasnt arrived)..

live center, bullnose live center, center bits..etc

(same as steady and follow rest..yes I know it takes months.. )

got some feeling gauges, and I think Im fairly dead one for the HF tool... but I want to switch to the indexable tools..

seem to be lifting the tools up ALOT.. not just a simple shim height..but like 1/4 inch or so...

post some info on where you have your belts sets up too (what pulleys)..

and thanks to "you".. I wouldnt have been pushed to get a lathe as soon as I did..nor would I have gotten the heavier/rigid 8x12..

variable speed is something I think I would like to have though..but I can do a mod..been reading and sourcing parts in my spare time.

getting some good help in my other thread on it...