26-05-2023, 04:31 PM
I believe it's also normal - once the armature has been turned true - to undercut the mica using a thin hacksaw blade or similar
In the past, several lathes have been adapted for armature work including
http://www.lathes.co.uk/weidenhoff/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/hobart/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/parker-mcknight/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/burtonrogers/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/frankwood/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/santaella/
...and conversion kits for ordinary lathes such as that for the Atlas 6-inch http://www.lathes.co.uk/atlas-6-inch-lat...s/img2.jpg
and http://www.lathes.co.uk/craftsman/page8.html
In the past, several lathes have been adapted for armature work including
http://www.lathes.co.uk/weidenhoff/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/hobart/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/parker-mcknight/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/burtonrogers/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/frankwood/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/santaella/
...and conversion kits for ordinary lathes such as that for the Atlas 6-inch http://www.lathes.co.uk/atlas-6-inch-lat...s/img2.jpg
and http://www.lathes.co.uk/craftsman/page8.html