Pipe holder for Craftsman lathe

[Frank S]

All great stuff Frank, thanks so much.

You're quite welcome, anytime. I used to do a lot with pipe back in the day. Mostly I used my belt a tri square a framing square and a dollar bill or a piece of adding machine tape to lay out and pull my points . When I was working with 24" pipe having to make a 20 connection manifolding transition at every angle conceivable with multiple sized nipples I had a rig full of templets and patterns that I had made Glad that phase of my life is 40+ years past me now.

[scoopydo]

I recently converted an old Leyland-Gilford drill press to hydraulic power. I made a mount for the hydraulic motor on the end of the 3 phase motor and drive it through the motor. I have a hydraulic power supply with variable pump. I can slow it down very slow with no loss of torque. Plus it's a geared head drill press so the speeds are almost limitless. I really love this thing!

George