1940s Metal Lathe [Restoration]

This tool restoration focused on a Craftsman “Model 109“ metal-cutting lathe from 1948. The lathe was giving to me by a fan about a year ago. This specific lathe is quite small for a metal-cutting lathe and everything about it has been miniaturized compared to “normal-sized“ machining lathes. These were marketed as a model-makers lathe or a hobbyist lathe. These lathes do have some fatal flaws that I point out in the video. Most notably, the spindle is only 0.5“ wide and completely hollow. This means t