This break/jump cue did not come with thread protectors, so I made a couple of sets from acetal.

One of our league team members had a tip come off his Predator BK Rush break cue last night.

He was leaving for the BCA World Championships in Las Vegas in 4 days, so needed to get it done quickly.

Here are some pics of the finished lathe.

Here are some videos of my finished lathe in action.

First task was to remove all the parts that are not required on a CNC lathe.

Items removed:

• Feed gears
• Feed gearbox
• Apron gearbox
• Compound slide
• Leadscrews and rack

I listed all this stuff on Ebay and recouped $200 towards the project. 

I hired a ute and collected the lathe from Machinery Warehouse.

Getting off the ute with a forklift was easy, but unfortunately I did not have room to move it around using the fork.

So, I moved it into place with a pallet trolley and lifted it onto the stand with an engine hoist.