hello all, I'm new to the forums, and to lathes in general. I'll be purchasing one in march, mostly for shop/hobby with the main purpose of doing pool cue repair. The benchtop lathes would be perfect for what I want to do but I need a spindle bore of at least 1 3/8" to fit the butt of the stick through to do joint work. The only machines I have found that have this large of a spindle bore are large, heavy, and expensive. Way overkill for what I want. Would I be able to modify a smaller lathes' spindle bore to make it larger or are there any smaller lathes with larger spindle bores on the market? Remember, this is just a hobby so I'm not looking at spending a ton, most of the lathes I was looking are in the 500 dollar and 300 lb range, but I'm a little flexible. Thanks guys!
