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Harbor Freight 44859 8X12 Lathe

A new lathe and table for metalworking projects.
The small lathe is also sold by other tool importers like Grizzly, Lathemaster, and Cummins; to name a few. They refer to it as an 8X14, which it is. Harbor Freight uses a different place to measure, but the lathe are exactly the same, even though the advertisements and literature say the HF is two inches shorter

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Table & Drawers

Four drawers were formed for the lathe cabinet, by braking 14 Ga. sheet metal into a box shape and adding full suspension ball bearing slides. Threading change gears & threading dial shown in an open drawer.

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