pic: 1771 Lathe Guide

[Cyberphil]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

Just to clarify-

We removed the window ourselves, we didn't break it. We reinstalled it before we left.

And yup, it is for an elevator mechanism. (For hanging on the rafters of the ceiling! After all, there is no height limit... )

Ah! I was under the impression that is was not there due to the chuck flying out! I am glad to hear that this was not the case!

[Wayne Doenges]

That wheel just happened to be a perfect holder, so we didn't have to use our hands to keep the rod from whipping around.

This reminds me of a funny story from my first year in FIRST(2000) We asked a student to cut us a length of all-thread. He put the 8' length of all-thread in the lathe with one foot sticking out of the chuck. He was going to use a hacksaw to cut off the piece. He turns on the lathe and suddenly realizes where the other 6 feet of all-thread is. Luckily no one was hurt it just scared the student.