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Originally Posted by Worth1
One I need to make a spindle adapter for it so I can use standard chucks and plates on the head stock.
The other is I need to make some sort of quill for the tail stock that screws in and out like a regular lathe would have.Worth
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This is the right way to go. I must say I don't understand at all how the head stock was made. I suggest machining it or have it made by a professionnal (precision 1/100 mm) to give it standard fittings : in Europe M 33x3.5 threading for the chuck, N°2 Morse cones if the parts are hollow so that the cone can be ejected from the back.
You don't have to do all the work now, you'll get bored during the rainy months of winter.
By the way a trick that may be useful : when you start working make some fine sawdust. If a knot goes away mix it with white vinyl wood adhesive to make some paste and fill the hole, the result will be perfect.
I suggest you start on "easy" pieces of wood to get familiar with the different techniques.
Enjoy improving the lathe. As long as you think before you act you are safe.