Atlas Press wood lathe

[pfduser]

A buddy of mine bought a 1950 model Atlas Press 12x36 wood lathe.I was wondering what kind of attachments or set up whould it take to build cues on it.

 

[desert1pocket]

While I've seen some very rudimentary cues made on wood lathes, I wouldn't suggest trying it. If you want to make cues you need a metal working lathe, not a wood lathe. Many cuemakers use wood lathes for sanding shafts or doing finish work, but I don't know of any that use one for actualy creating cues.