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To improve the ease of use and functionality I made some modifications.
First, I made a top access to the Tool Post locking mechanism.
Second, reduce a little weight.
Third, provided a handle.

Like I said, that was my 1st brief attempt. In fact if you look at pic#2 you can see the wall mount that I made to accommodate the SS "Eccentric Mount" from the original tailstock. This gave me the ability to adjust my "Live Center" UP/DOWN & LEFT/RIGHT and initially it seeme...

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After years of wanting to extend my lathe capacity my son finally gave me a reason to take this on. He has been turning his own baseball bats but is limited to 33-1/4” “ABSOLUTE MAX” end to end no waste with dead center ONLY! Our first attempt was the wall method, but quickly identified the many iss...

I have had my 510 system for decades and have tweaked it many times to make it a reliable system for me. I debated the 520 upgrade for years, but in the end I choose the “INCRA TS-LS” system upgrade and have loved it (many, many years now)! I’m an engineer and love exact designing and cutting to mat...