Dremel Moto Lathe

[Erwin Nistler]

I recently purchased a DREMEL MOTO LATHE MODEL 700-1. The price was right.
It has no tail stock. The lathe is no longer made and parts are not available.
I think this lathe would be a lot of fun to play with.
Does anyone out there have parts for this little lathe. WARDS also marketed this lathe under their brand name.

 

[john lucas]

I have one that is complete. I don't know if you can get parts for them. It is fun to play with but the tool rest sucks. Some day I may replace that part and then let kids turn on this thing.

 

[JimQ]

They were also sold under the Craftsman name at Sears, so that might be a possibility for parts.

JimQ

 

[john lucas]

I built a faceplate and secondary tool rest for mine so I now have a lighted boring bar. I just couldn't resist the fun.

 

[Erwin Nistler]

Thanks for the replies.
I haven't found a tailstock yet but will jerry rig something that works.
Toolrest will be easier to make.

 

[dkulze]

After looking at John's setup, it strikes me how increadably geeky we all are when it comes to wood and tools. Anybody else out there spend waaaaay to much time staring at random trees and thinking what they would look like milled down? Do you spend hours dreaming up designs for your own, special hollowing rig? Are your kid's roller skates missing wheels cause you needed a spindle steady and couldn't wait to go to Walmart?

Personally, I got about 3 tons of wood in my basement just waiting for me to either turn it or give it away for firewood. This includes piles of random pressboard and shelf cutoffs that, someday, will become a steady rest for my homemade hollowing rig. Someday.......

My wife wants to start a support group for family and friends.

Sigh.
So much wood, so little time.

Dietrich

 

[Matt Meadows]

DK, believe me I know what you mean. When the boss or myself decide to go camping, we are *required* by shop policy to go through the scrap pile of the cabinet shop and take any piece of wood under 2 feet long (mostly face frame drops) as bondfire wood, lol.

Consider giving some of your wood away to rookies who don't have a chainsaw. I was one of those persons until a few months ago and now I have more wood than I know what the heck to do with (which isn't much b/c I just don't have time). I frequently cut down small cherry trees and similar, and then wind up giving it away. I just can't pass a construction site and let them burn them lil gems..... sigh..... I think the Bible calls it storing up treasure in heaven.....

 

[dkulze]

The wood swap at our meeting has actually become so bad that we're asking folks to not bring more than 1 or 2 pieces of wood. Had a couple of other folks who's eyes are bigger than their basement bring in entire truck loads of wood.

I try to give away at least 1 decent piece of wood per meeting and, any time folks come over for mentoring, they use my wood. As per the boss, I'm currently on a wood gathering moritorium, with the exception of burls. Don't tell her but I've got a line on about 500lbs of small to medium burls at a relative's house in CT. I just have to go down and help him cut trees. Will probably end up with lots of cherry too.

I got it bad.

Help.

Dietrich

 

[Erwin Nistler]

Every spring I return to MN from TX with a load of wood that is not native to MN. I live on a farm so also have tons of native wood. When the kids ask me "What are you going to do with all that wood?, I jsut reply "That will be your problem".
I enjoy turning wood and also collecting wood. So that is the way it is....