Thanks for the posts, Yes I think the lathe is undersized for the job but I have seen some myford enthusiasts doing some impressively large pieces on their machines, Im thinking about flywheels.

Here is my thread regarding the mold, im about to upload some pics from the manual and I could do with some opinions on how best to machine the 'Gate Entry'

http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/7929-...n-molder/page2