Lathe for cues and....

[RobitailleRE]

I do a lot of woodworking and would like to buy a lathe that will be equally useful for cue making work and woodworking.

What would I need to buy to get the best of both worlds?

 

[Kevin Lindstrom]

A Southbend metal lathe or equivalent.

 

[kling&allen]

I do a lot of woodworking and would like to buy a lathe that will be equally useful for cue making work and woodworking.

What would I need to buy to get the best of both worlds?

What do you plan on turning on your wood lathe? You will probably be better off buying (or building) different lathes for different purposes, unless you are going to invest a fortune in a large metal lathe or CNC.

Here's a good start on cue lathes:

Cuemaker Supply Home of Mid America cue repair lathes

Home of Mid America pool cue lathes, plus cue making and repair supplies

www.midamericapool.com

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[RobitailleRE]

What do you plan on turning on your wood lathe? You will probably be better off buying (or building) different lathes for different purposes, unless you are going to invest a fortune in a large metal lathe or CNC.

Here's a good start on cue lathes:

Cuemaker Supply Home of Mid America cue repair lathes

Home of Mid America pool cue lathes, plus cue making and repair supplies

www.midamericapool.com

Cue Man Billiard Products - Cue Man Billiard Products

Welcome to Cue Man Billiard Products and our brand new site with online ordering! Established in 1988, we are the manufacturer of the precision Cue Smith Lathes and Inlay Machines, and supplier of cue lathe accessories, leather wrap material, and many other cue building products, as well as...

www.cuesmith.com

I'm bot 100% sure, just don't want to get stuck with a single use tool if I can avoid it. Most likely start with pens, bowls, and maybe move up to table legs to support my side hustle.

Thanks

 

[kling&allen]

I'm bot 100% sure, just don't want to get stuck with a single use tool if I can avoid it. Most likely start with pens, bowls, and maybe move up to table legs to support my side hustle.

Thanks

It will be hard to turn bowls on most metal lathes, although you can easily enough mount a tool rest on a cross slide so you can do traditional wood turning for things like pens and legs. You can buy a great book from the cuesmith site that walks you through the types of equipment used for cue making. I think it's a really good investment before spending any money on tooling.

A $200 lathe will meet your woodworking needs. You will have to add at least a zero for something that can do most parts of a cue.

 

[GoldCrown]

For pens get a spindle. Decide what kind of cue
work you want to do and buy right the first time. One lathe does not do it all. A great pen forum is IAP. International Association of Penturners Look to that for spindle stuff.

Forum list

The International Association of Penturners

www.penturners.org

 

[muskyed]

I'e been a woodturner for about 15 years now and bought my 1st cue lathe about a year and a half ago. Forget the idea of using one lathe for both. Neither one works for the other. Oh, and as to a $200 lathe meeting your woodturning needs, hopefully my wife doesn't read your post as I'm sure she would have some questions for me. I have over $10,000 just in my lathe and chucks, then all the gouges and other stuff, I'm easily well over $20,000.

 

[GoldCrown]

I'e been a woodturner for about 15 years now and bought my 1st cue lathe about a year and a half ago. Forget the idea of using one lathe for both. Neither one works for the other. Oh, and as to a $200 lathe meeting your woodturning needs, hopefully my wife doesn't read your post as I'm sure she would have some questions for me. I have over $10,000 just in my lathe and chucks, then all the gouges and other stuff, I'm easily well over $20,000.

$200 buys a lot of nice pen kits & blanks. One of the fun things with a Taig & Spindle. I got into turning rings. The Taig is a must have to core a blank. Then move it to the spindle to turn/finish. 2 lathes..no limits. No finish line. Aside from cue work...Canes, walking sticks, rings, bottle stoppers, joint protectors, shavers. Look up Penn State Industries. You'll love the things that can be done....2 lathes (or more) you'll find your hidden talents.

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[GoldCrown]

, hopefully my wife doesn't read your post as I'm sure she would have some questions for me.

I tell my wife it’s for her. An early birthday present. Seriously always do the right thing. LIE YOUR ASS OFF.

 

[muskyed]

Was just joking, my wife loves my woodturning hobby, and my workshop, and has never questioned my purchases on anything. She knows I would never spend what we don't have. I take that back, there was a time when I had a real want to buy an airplane. That one didn't go over real well. We were sitting on some extra cash for a while, and I had a real lust to purchase a Waco. She didn't say no but did her best to discourage me from that idea. In the end she won out on that one. Fortunately, I have never had to lie to my wife, always better to just be upfront with things.

 

[GoldCrown]

Was just joking, my wife loves my woodturning hobby, and my workshop, and has never questioned my purchases on anything. She knows I would never spend what we don't have. I take that back, there was a time when I had a real want to buy an airplane. That one didn't go over real well. We were sitting on some extra cash for a while, and I had a real lust to purchase a Waco. She didn't say no but did her best to discourage me from that idea. In the end she won out on that one. Fortunately, I have never had to lie to my wife, always better to just be upfront with things.

Same. Mines good. No need to fib. Funny when I started bringing cues home one time she says “Another Cue”?…… I tell her I bought for you. From then on she thinks it’s hers and nobody can use it. Just a slight backfire.

 

[kling&allen]

I take that back, there was a time when I had a real want to buy an airplane. That one didn't go over real well. We were sitting on some extra cash for a while, and I had a real lust to purchase a Waco. She didn't say no but did her best to discourage me from that idea. In the end she won out on that one.

Did you settle for a Pitts instead?

 

[GoldCrown]

Have fun with your lathes. Anything goes.
I shipped this and it never got to the receiver. USPS Priority mail. Someone has a nice pen holder.