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Twisted Trees:
Item 9 is an essential piece of that lathe, the lack of a hollow headstock spindle means you need the thread protector to remove any Morse Taper drive centre.

The rest of it is for an old idea of a chucking system that has been discarded in favour of a much better way! I agree with Woodcrafts to a point, but my idea would be mount it all on a plank as a piece of history! And buy yourself a modern chuck for actually using!

BrianH:
yep, Thread protector plus a load of bits from an old fashioned chuck that worked on the wedge principle rather than the now universal scroll. What you dont seem to have are the two main pieces that screw onto the headstock and each other to make the whole kettle of fish work. My advice would be to discard, save up for a scroll chuck but get as much practice without it first. This will encourage precision and initiative which will form a firm basis for the rest of your turning career.
All the best
Brian

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