Lathe Rear Spindle Spider. Part One

Making a custom spider for the rear of the Raglan lathe spindle. Not the most straightforward project for several reasons (including Bozo moment!) - but in the end a reasonable success, if allowing concessions for errors and compromise etc! Part One is a rather prolonged amount of prepping lathe work - Part Two is milling machine drilling and fitting etc. ( http://www.oldmansshop.com/ )