Interesting day
I started to turn a cedar decorative piece on a newly purchased used wood lathe.
First I had to shorten the tool rest post to suit my large (thick) wood lathe tools. Parted the post off on the South Bend.
[the new cutoff blade was a different dimension than the old {broken} one so I had to rework my shims to be on center.)
The set screw stripped when reinstalling the post into the rest, so had to re thread and replace the set screw.
Next I had to make an extension post for a small tool rest from my old wood lathe. The new rest was too long (wide) to fit where I needed it for the small cedar piece. So I used the South Bend to turn down a piece of round stock to the needed diameter. I also turned a coupling sleeve and drilled/tapped for set screws to attach the short tool rest to the new extension.
NOW I could finally turn my cedar piece.
Then I went about repairing a family "heirloom" rain bird sprinkler. I ended up turning down some 1/4 stainless rod to .190 to make a new pivot post. Also had to make a spacer. You guessed it - on The trusty South Bend.
Also made some wooden V-blocks to hold the cedar piece while drilling it. Didn't have enough room for my "butterfly" bit in my setup, so shortened the bit. I now have a "stubby" bit.
Overall it seems I made more tooling and machine modifications than anything else today. BUT I'll be ready for the next projects!!