Can I turn metal pieces on a lathe that is for woods?
Not very well. The wood lathe is designed for wood. You might be able to if you have a three jaw or four jaw chuck, but with nothing to attach your cutting tool to it wood be difficult.
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July 7th, 2010 at 9:31 am
Not very well. The wood lathe is designed for wood. You might be able to if you have a three jaw or four jaw chuck, but with nothing to attach your cutting tool to it wood be difficult.
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July 7th, 2010 at 10:16 am
You can but it is not recommended, motor speeds are different. Tools are ALL different. Metal pieces are almost impossible to put in the vise to hold them to turn. You can NOT hold the tools in your hand like with wood.
References :
http://www.woodcrafters.com