Craftsman 109 Metal Lathe Opinions and Modifications

The trusty Craftsman 109 lathe: Few machine tools can bring out such extreme gushing or vitriol depending who you ask. They are to home machinists what Bose 901s are to vintage hifi collectors. If you go into a forum and ask what people think of them, in a matter of minutes, lines will be drawn, sides will be taken, and death threats will be made.

Personally, I appreciate the 109 for what it is. It's cheap, it's compact, it's adaptable, it's common, and it can handle most small jobs just fine. I see no reason to love or hate them. (Which is also how I feel about the Bose 901s, but that's a video for another day.)

Here I discuss my own 109 lathe and show a few of the modifications I've done to it. I don't claim to be a leading authority on these, I'm just a guy that happens to have one and has spent many hours hunched over it. (See: my profile picture)

Feel free to tell me what you think of them in the comments. But please, no death threats.

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