Yumm!! Wish I had a shed for things like that! My dad has a double garage, no room left for cars, even the bike has had to move to the shed down the garden. All due to things like that...

Lovely job ! I've got one in green from Warco.........Chester tools sell them in their own colours..all identical.

You WILL need the following :

tailstock chuck

tailstock centre ( for setting tool height )

4 jaw chuck

Mine does, however, live with it's 3 jaw semi-permanently fitted. Assuming that you also have a bench grinder, buy some short lengths of tool steel. I shim my cutting tools to height with plastic card........works well for me.

The best manual is " The Amateurs Lathe" by L H Sparey, publishe dby Argus Bools.

You'll know when things aren't quite right when broken tools ping past your ears !

Incidentally, don't bother with a vertical slide with a view to milling..it doesn't work !

If i can help further, don't hesitate to e-mail me or phone.

Enjoy

gerrynick

Added to my last, Chronos Tools will supply all your parts needed as well as raw materials.............all online.

gerrynick