I got this in a box in a gazillion pieces with the pulley split in half at the screw hole, the tail stock in three pieces and a little bag of bushings & bearings, no tool rest but a few gravers and the tail stock accessories. There was even a graver sharpener included. (Bottom right of box) All the knobs were missing except for the draw spindle knob. A belt but no motor. It did have the large finger nut on the bottom of the mounting base. I found a tool rest and a motor on eBay. The tool rest had to be welded (I have a welder) and a bolt machined to fit the tool rest and be tightened from the bottom. And a motor mount devised. I used a tapered door hinge for the mount so the motor is free to move back & forth. The twist in the belt reverses the direction of the Lathe as the motor runs in the wrong direction for good cutting. A WalMart hard wood cutting board 12 x 18" with a groove all the way around for < 10.00.
So 10.00 for the board, $20.00 for the WW Lathe (As is) and 10,00 for the motor, $8.00 for knobs and screws and Bingo... $48.00 for a W W 8 mm Lathe with 19 collets and all the little stuff mounted on a portable board which leaves my bench free of clutter.

Finished tool

Nice rig. Very valuable save! Do you lift the motor and twist the belt to reverse the lathe head?

That is a sexy setup Pat... I love the cutting board idea and the idea that it is portable to any work area with a 110 outlet.

David, Yes, the motor is free to move back and forth on the door hinge and is held backward by a light spring, just enough to keep it from bouncing. You do not have to disconnect the spring to put slack in the belt. That way I can reverse the direction for buffing as the twist on buffing wheels will screw right off if the lathe runs the wrong way. Also the setup weighs about 18 LBS so it stays put on the adjustable feet (5) that I put on the bottom. It won't slide around or bounce itself off the table. I use a foot control from a sewing machine to control the speed.

nice set up Patrick

Patrick, you really set that up nice.

Very nice. An excellent investment as well, I'd guess it's worth 20x what you've got in it.