Once upon a time I had a yen to convert my bench model drillpress into a floor model. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the store-bought 7ft length of 2-1/4" dia DOM tubing had to be turned down .020" on one end to fit inside the headstock casting! I figured I could do it on the lathe, if only I could figure out how to support the loooong end. The Myford outfeed support can't hold anything larger than 2". There is plenty of clearance on the lathe to hold something twice that diameter but there I was. There was nothing to do but make a new one. Took about a week to get my shit together but now I've got a monster drillpress and a great lathe accessory bwahaha!
