DIY Oil Pot for Lathe

I had some spare metal knocking about in the garage and decided I needed an oil pot for use with my lathe. I'd recently been making an ER32 collet chuck so followed those dimensions for the thread. This allowed me to use the current gear settings in the lathe and the collet parts to check the thread fit.

The finished project

I used an end mill to create a flat bottom hole for a rare earth magnet. This is great for keeping the pot in place quite close to the working area on the lathe.

Quite hefty for an oil pot, will definitely outlast me