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This guy is insane with the effort and detail in this series of Pimping the Mini lathe Here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVBC9Vzixtk&list=PLHRtJd1bD3IQU-A-CPBwys-tTM3wKMOGW> <click it... This Guy

Here's a blurb from Tony's site about import lathe , though it's mostly about the larger ones it's still information . ??? I have? Enco 11x20 according to the part # in a tag on the lathe , but I

Here is is simple tuning tool for tail quill. Under $16.00. Dave

I have one of the old Homier/Speedway models back from somewhere around 2000-2002. I've not found any terrible flaws with it - even back then, there was enough info to sorta know what to expect and

That is one way get new underwear on manager. It is problem today with upper management They think the store management can drive sale and profit. I rarely goto HF today they change from 20 years ago.

There thing I do before run any lathe for no surprise. It like center when do center hole you quickly see it off. Simple fix with morse ream 5 minutes later it is right. Jib adjustment will move as

This is an interesting conversation. I thought the main advantage of buying through a US middle man/retailer rather than directly from China, is the potential for quality control and easier returns.

I have disassembled and partially disassembled my mm 7x16 lathe at least 3 times. First two times was to make it operable. The first time was to basically clean it up. Why ? Because it would not move

Here my follower rest install on my mini lathe. Had to drill and taps holes as my lathe did have any. Dave

I don't recall a single source for all the tune-ups, but I can list what I'd consider to be the essential adjustments, refinements, and upgrades to push your typical 7x10 into the realm of a machine

charles wrote: This is exactly the sort of resource I was hoping for. Nice detail, and good pictures showing what to do and why. Thanks! =---------------------- paul fox, pgf@...

Hi Paul, My advice: proceed with caution. If you're new to using a lathe/mill you may not have the skills necessary to get the best out of your equipment, let alone understand why, even more so, the

Thanks for the info about Frank Hoose selling the mini-lathe site.? That explains it.? I don't know why so much information is now gone unless I'm not using the site correctly.? Thanks to the

bruce wrote: Argh!! I can't believe I wrote "mill" twice in my post. I meant "lathe", every time. Thanks! paul

Frank Hoose sold mini-lathe.com earlier this year; here’s his YouTube video discussing this. ( https://youtu.be/08yydBDTWGc?si=0wxaFCU0vMojINM3 )

You find most accuracy problems is with operator.? I helps if lathe is right but good operator can over come this problem. It like DRO on cross slide it is only aid to new person all do is look at

The "mini-lathe.com" site was, I think, the first "go to" site for many years.? I just checked the site and it looks completely different, and very sparse, compared to what I remember. Mini-lathe.com

My approach is very unpopular here. I wait until I notice a problem, then I fix it. Sometimes you might have some kind of issue like the head not being exactly where it should be on the bed but maybe

Well I cannot speak specifically to a mill, Home Shop Machinist has a great book “The Complete Mini-Lathe Workshop” by Ted Hansen; a lot of the chapters deal with making the lathe more accurate

Great question Paul. I sure hope you get some good answers because I can also use some help getting my mini dialed in. Tom