After getting the lathe on the stand the vibrations seemed to become more pronounced, just the opposite from what I was hoping would happen.  I had initially thought that the belts had become...

A few years ago I picked up an Atlas Craftsman metal lathe off of craigslist.  At the time I didn't know too much about what to look for when buying a lathe, and after talking to a friend at work who eagerly tried to buy it before I could...