Craftsman 103.23070 Lathe
RestorationWe found this lathe locally inside of a homebuilt woodshop. This lathe was used by the original owner to create spindles for the banister.
We were the third owner of the lathe. Parts - New Bearings for headstock: p/n 18229-- 3/4" x 40mm x 12mm (found on Ebay) - New timing belt: 1/2" x 40" V-belt (from Amazon) Links Manual for said lathe Notes 3/4"-16 threads on the inboard side of the headstock spindle |
Some Modernization Required!I had a burning desire to do bowl turning, so we changed this from a 1/3 hp 1750rpm single phase motor to a 1 hp 1750 rpm three phase motor (which required an additional VFD).
Also had added some key things:
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