Here are pictures of a Pratt & Whitney 14" lathe that I bought two years ago. It has taken me two years to get this far, but I have not spent a lot of time (in hours) doing the work. I've certainly spent more time using the machine to make other stuff!

PWlathe2yra.jpg  - Here's a picture of the whole machine. Last year I had put up pictures that showed a washing machine motor that I tried to use to power the lathe. That motor didn't last long at all, because it had plain bearings and the side load from the belt wore the bearings out very quickly. This new motor is an old Sears 3/4 horsepower motor. The drive belt slips before the motor runs out of power.

PWlathe2yrb.jpg  - The business end of the machine. I accidentally broke the halfnut lever while I was taking apart the apron, so I made a new one out of aluminum barstock. I still haven't cleaned and installed the threading dial. I probably won't do that until I need it for some reason.

PWlathe2yrc.jpg  - This shows the headstock end. There's a gearshift lever that still needs to go on next to the gearbox (that's the casting down low that has the threading table on it). 

PWlathe2yrd.jpg  - Gear train. I need to get a belt to hook up the power feed. The large pully down low by the gearbox is made of wood. I suspect that someone added that to get finer feeds.

PWlathe2yre.jpg  - I made the quick change toolpost according to plans that I found on the metal web news website (www.metalwebnews.com). Its a vast improvement over the latern toolpost both in terms of rigidity and convienience.

There's also a taper attachment that goes on the back of the bed. I still haven't gotten around to that mini-project yet.