I just got a taig mini lathe this year.
I thought this would be a good beginner project.
The tonearm is carbon fiber. All of the metal parts were turned on my lathe, everything.
Do yourself a favor, don't buy a mini metal lathe. It is just as addicting as audio (well almost).
My design has some differences, for one, it is a 12" arm....
Here is what the original looks like....
http://www.welltemperedlab.net/welltemperedlab/
Here is my tonearm.
http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd4 ... 092334.jpg
http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd4 ... 092344.jpg
http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd4 ... 092406.jpg