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Al, I like your idea of turning the lathe manually. I have been wanting to make a crank arrangement for threading manually, but had not thought of using the same method for parting

Sometimes, though, a nice finish cut is needed and the work has no place to clamp in the chuck for a finish facing cut, or may be marred by the chuck (although brass shims may be used in this

I have experienced all the problems with parting and, as one member said,even turned the chuck by hand. With my 7X14 the circuit breaker trips as soon as the tool hogs. I'm attempting to make a

The product reviews at: http://www.mini-lathe.com/Default.htm are accurate and honest. The Asian minis can meet your accuracy needs; they may need some tweaking - the basic pieces are decent,

True enough. I use the 4-jaw when I need absolute concentricity on an existing workpiece. Not to put down Rick's idea - I think it's great and will probably make one someday. Frank

There's also a lot to be said for hacksaw parting, followed by a facing cut :-) Roy

Parting problems are a recurring issue; you've happened to hit a temporary lull :-) Make sure the tool is truly vertical - my HF holder needed some shimming to properly hold a "T" blade. It

I tend to use the cutoff tool only for stock 1/2" dia. or less. For bigger stuff, I use the bandsaw. Frank Hoose http://www.mini-lathe.com --- "Craig C.

I think it's an arbitrary amount. If you make too much adjustment range, there's no particular downside; if you make too little adjustment range, it's easy to increase. At some point, the

I have the HF QCTP and have had the same problem. As others have stated slow speed is an answer. I have even turned off the lathe and turned the chuck by hand while feeding the cross slide, it

I have not made the adjustable back plate so I cannot speak from experience but I would guess you are right. It would seem that .010 would be enough adjustment for a chuck that does not have other

Craig: I guess my biggest problem is not having hands on experience with the new mini lathes. I do not mind paying the price for a sd400 Prazi if it is that much better than the others. Maybe the

How far from the chuck are you attempting to part off? You should be working as close to the chuck as possible (like less than one diameter.) One concern I have about those quick change tool posts

I've had similar problems. First make sure the "T" type parting tool is absolutely perpendicular to the work because that type tool has no side relief. Try lowering the tool a few thousandths

WD How big a diameter are you trying to part off? A lot of people have difficulties with this. It gets dicey on my 7x12 on anything more than 1-1/8" in diameter. I seem to get the best results

Roy and Al: I'm making an adjustable backplate too. One thing I question in Rick's otherwise great design is the amount of adjustment he built in. .050" oversize on the diameter seems like too much

I recently purchased a 7 x 12 mini lathe, and so far it has been wonderful, I am very satisfied. I purchased a quick change tool holder from HF, and with a modification to the compound, now have

Thanks to all who replied to my query. As suggested, I looked at Rick's design for an adjustable backplate and realized that part of his solution is a deliberate mis-match between the sizes of the

I went through all of this. It would be nice to see and handle the various machines as can be done with woodworking equipment, but woodworking is the province of the yuppie and is available