I have done a lot of searching for home-built lathe plans on the web, but haven't found that much. I'd like to build one myself for several reasons, mainly because it would be fun, and I'm cheap. I know, I know, I'll probably wind up spending more making something halfway decent than just ponying up for a real lathe, but I'd like to give it a go anyway.
Two things are holding me up from beginning: 1) a set of plans to at least begin with, and 2) the source for the headstock and tailstock spindles. I want MT #2, of course, because it seems that most of the lathes use those. I just can't seem to find them on the web. I know they must be there, I just don't seem to have the correct terminology for what I want.
Has anyone out there built their own lathe and is willing to give me some advice and warnings?
Thanks in advance.