Have never done any casting in my life, not sure where to start with that one. I also want to add a VFD to allow LCNC control of that too. I actually have a couple of 16mm ballscrews I was going to use on my old router and they have been just sitting there waiting for something to do. Oh yea, I know what that means and fully trust you on that one! Once I get it home and see what condition it is in I will decide what comes next. Having never owned one, and the last time I used one was in school 40+ years ago, this is more of a learning tool. Lathes here, even second hand, are horribly expensive which is why I was so quick to pick this one up for free. I have seen quite a few of them for sale in the UK at what look like expensive pricing but I have never seen one for sale in Australia. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. uk/search/label/Hol.20Phase%20Conversion (and the other 7 installments) But note that I was doing it for fun, and many of the choices I made were barely rational. This is the write-up of my Holbrook conversion. You can probably have a custom CNC apron for £30 If you can make wooden patterns then one-off iron castings are probably cheaper than you think. Just plan on totally replacing the feeds gearbox and the apron. If you convert the Myford, don't mess about. The "something else" should not be a brand-new Chinese lathe, trust me on thisīasllscrews are cheap enough that there really isn't a good reason not to use them: It might be better to clean up and fix the Myford (if needed) and buy something else to convert with the money. Myford lathes seem to have a value quite out of proportion to their utility. Would be interested in any feedback anyone could offer.