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Dennis, welcome to the group. If you have not already done so take a bit of time and browse through www.mini-lathe.com (without doubt the best internet resource for the mini's there is) and

Hi John, I can't say I've seen their bodge other than in photos so don't know whether there was another better way of doing it. I'm guessing that what they did was the cheapest way of doing it, not

Ian is quite right in what he says - sometimes we all need reminding just what a bargain it is and without it many many people would never get as far as owning a lathe. the same goes for a lot of

Rance, to save you having to wait until Ian is up again and had his breakfast, I think he refers to a little plate riveted to the t/stock end of the bed, showing a cross-section of the bed top with

Hi Rance, I think Ian's off to bed. It's late in Oz. He mentioned this diagram the other day. It shows the areas of the bed that are hardened. You're probably right - good guide when comparing

Patrick, Welcome aboard. Although I've not been yet, you might want to check out Chesapeake Area Metalworking Club (CAMS) www.cams-club.org Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland. Another member in

G'day John. I guess half round files cost as much as or more than round files due to the difficulty of makinhg that staggered cut when making two half round files out of a round file. It would be a

Vikki, Here's some links that should keep you

Sorry Gerry, I can't let 'em off that easy. They could have added a chuck guard that retained the rated capacity of their product. I agree a chuck guard is mainly nuisance value BUT SIEG STUFFED

G'day Kevin & Patrick. WELCOME!! The 7x12 is a good little machine for the money inspite of what some persons imply about "Chinese" goods. Frequently the lathe does need some improvement to get

wrote: Hey Ian, You sound like you'd know. Any idea why half round files cost as much or more than full round files? John

Thanks guys. You confirm what I've found. I just couldn't believe the difference. I too was taught to use kero on ali and soluble oil for machining steel. That was high school in Oz in the late

G'day John & Gerry. Somehow I seem to have finished up using "Tap Magic" and find it works well on MS. Like Gerry I use a WD40 generic equivalent on Ali. I remember being taught that the cutting fluid

G'day Rodney. Roy's advice is sound. Just buy yourself a half round file. You could cut a full hole and sell the half you don't need on eBay. Pardon me I've been working up bush for few days and am

G'day John & FRI. "Well you could build a 4-post bed with a higher than normal sleeping shelf and a workbench under." What a creative way to spend a sleepness night! Unfortunately the 7x12 is too

Hi Herb, I have had the same problem. I have replaced the screws with normal M4 cap head screws. You have to turn the tips of the screws down to match the normal gib screws. Kind

It is only relatively recently that Health and Safety regulations on both sides of the pond have led to the fitting of the safety guard on a machine that was never designed with it in mind and this

Whilst WD40 is quite good for tapping aluminium it is not as you have found much good for anything more. For what it costs it is far better to buy a purpose made tapping oil or compound which makes

I'm sure it would be easy enough to remove the chuck guard, I'm just annoyed that I have to in order to use the advertised capacity of the machine. I'm sure there is some bizarro world where the 10"

My only problem with the HF is it's size. When I can get the Homier for basically the same price ($20 more including shipping & tax) the HF doesn't seem like much of a value, even at 30% off. While I