Uploaded December 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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This video shows the assembly of the lead screw, apron, and split nut for the lathe project I am building.

I am building a Gingery Metal Lathe. I downloaded the first three books in the series for Kindle. Morgan Demers inspired me with his videos of building his lathe.

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