Tale of a Vevor 1340 Wood Lathe

[Ulma Doctor]

I received a Vevor 1340 wood lathe for Christmas 2022 and started playing with it....

One of the shortcomings of the lathe is the inability to drill from the tailstock.
I took it upon myself to rectify that situation.

I purchased an inexpensive 1/2" capacity Jacobs' Keyless Drill Chuck .
it came tapped with a 1/2"-20 tpi female thread



I found a 10" piece of 304 Stainless M18x2.5 all-thread and a jam nut on ebay .
turned one end to 10MM to accept a handwheel



I turned the opposing end to .500"
and single pointed the threads for 1/2"-20 tpi very close tolerance fit



i removed the live center from the tailstock and installed the drill chuck



the full extension is approximately 5-1/4" with the jam nut


the next project will be turning a handwheel to utilize the retrofit


stay tuned if you dare!