The Taig Lathe: And Its Accessories

The Taig Lathe is a popular "desk-top" lathe, widely used in a variety of applications from clockmaking and model engineering through to pen-turning and pool cue manufacture. Its simplicity, sound engineering, and rugged design, coupled with a very competitive price, have gained it an enthusiastic following.

In this book, the basics of setting up and adjusting the lathe are covered, and the wide range of standard accessories are described.

The later sections describe a range of enhancements that can be made to the lathe to increase its versatility, along with further accessories that the lathe owner can make using the lathe.