Re: Wanted 7x12 Lathe or Mini Mill
Eric,
Unless the info is on thier website, I don't know. I just happened to
see the flyer in our local newspaper. They seem to come thru here
about every 6 months.
Matt
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kf4zgz <[email protected]> <kf4zgz@...>
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Re: Wanted 7x12 Lathe or Mini Mill
Hi Matt, thanks for your quick reply. How do I find out where the next traveling
show will be? I really would like to avoid the shipping charges.
Thanks,
Eric Wolfe
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phrak9 <[email protected]> <phrak9@...>
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Re: Wanted 7x12 Lathe or Mini Mill
I suppose I should specify, I would like preowned equipment.
-Eric
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phrak9 <[email protected]> <phrak9@...>
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Re: Wanted 7x12 Lathe or Mini Mill
OOPS!!! I goofed...it's a 7x12. < hanging head in shame>
sorry, Matt
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kf4zgz <[email protected]> <kf4zgz@...>
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Re: Wanted 7x12 Lathe or Mini Mill
Eric, you wrote....
tooling.
Do a Google for Homier Distributing.....I got mine at one of their
traveling sales a few weeks ago. The price is the best I've seen.
They have the " Speedway Series"
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kf4zgz <[email protected]> <kf4zgz@...>
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#168
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Wanted 7x12 Lathe or Mini Mill
I am interested in buying a 7x12 Lathe and/or a mini mill with tooling.
Near Riverside CA
Eric Wolfe
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phrak9 <[email protected]> <phrak9@...>
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#167
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Re: Compund Slide Slop
Backlash of .004 on the mini-lathe compound is actually rather good,
but the compound is not adjustable as delivered. There is a method of
machining and tapping a brass plate of abount 1/4" flat
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Craig C. Hopewell <[email protected]> <chopewel@...>
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Re: Boring Lathe Chuck
The spindle bore is limiting - it's a bit under 13/16". It can be
reamed to 13/16" (see the "Al's reamer" file in the 7x10 group, for a
loaner reamer.)
The 4" 3 jaw chuck that Wholesale tool
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Roy
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#165
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Boring Lathe Chuck
Is there a way to bore (ream) the stock lathe chuck out so it will
pass larger stock? If not what are the recommendations for an after
market chuck. I would like to be able to pass at least 7/8"
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bt99ss <[email protected]>
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#164
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Re: Compund Slide Slop
A little feed slop is necessary for the feed screw to not bind.
The standard way to deal with it is to always back out farther than
necessary, then advance to the desired position - the slop is
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Roy
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Re: Compund Slide Slop
What I did when I got mine was take apart everthing that had to dow
tih the crossslide, got some fine grit sandpaper cleaned up
everything, get any junk outta there,lapping the gibs does help alot,
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Sean <[email protected]> <smurf707@...>
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#162
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Compund Slide Slop
Hello everybody,
I'm another lucky person who got a mini-lathe for Christmas and I'm
having a great time with it. I'm new to metal turning but I've been
to both Mini-Lathe.Com and The Little
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bt99ss <[email protected]>
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#161
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change gears
Never mind ya'll, I answered my own question. I kept messing with it
until it done what I wanted.
Thanks, Matt, kf4zgz
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kf4zgz <[email protected]> <kf4zgz@...>
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#160
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new member...new lathe...& questions
Hi all!, I'm new to lathes and new to the list. My name is Matt and I
live in NC.I whined about wanting a lathe until my wife bought one
for a christmas present when Homier came to town.
I now am
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kf4zgz <[email protected]> <kf4zgz@...>
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#159
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Harbor Freight QCTP
Hi! I've just joined the group (' just got my 7x12 as a birthday
present), and I am looking for comments on the Harbor Freight quick
change tool post sets such as SKU 35140 and 45439. At $80, they
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Danny Stone <[email protected]> <dansto@...>
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Re: This thing on?
Welcome, Neil. Here's a good place to start:
http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Introduction/introduction.htm
Frank Hoose
http://www.mini-lathe.com
--- Neil <cobra_neil@...> wrote:
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Frank Hoose
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#157
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This thing on?
Hi,
Just joined the list, and introducing myself. I'm an electronics hobbyist
that's looking into making a product that will need small enclosures and so
far I'm looking into buying the tools and
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Neil <cobra_neil@...>
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#156
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Re: New Member - Question on forming curves
It's known as "spherical turning," although, you're more
interested in radius turning. The two basic approaches are to
generate the radius with some type of pivoting toolholder or to trace
an
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Roy
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#155
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New Member - Question on forming curves
I'm a beginer with my lathe. I have been practicing facing, turning
and boring with good results.
My question is, how do you create a cure on a work piece. I want to
make dies for an air planishing
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evill914 <[email protected]> <evill914@...>
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#154
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Re: Chucking medium diameter tube in Mini lathe
I didn't know the RHD name for them, or if they were readily
available (read, "cheap") in the UK.
As usual, the snipes save the day :-)
Roy
<captkenn@m...>" <captkenn@m...> wrote:
JimE
5/8"
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Roy
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#153
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