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Re: A Great Bit of Craftsman Machining
My skills will seriously need to be much much better before attempting something like that. But again, for my needs, I may not ever need that much accuracy.? george
By [email protected] · #118211 ·
Re: Morse tapper in tail stock
I have? morce of haft? inch? the bigger? I have but it is? on a morce? n3 my? late? have? only able to? get morce no1 a little ont maybe? I can made? a no1 but? maybe? also? the
By Jacques Savard · #118210 ·
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe
Here is how I quily fix tail stock quill . 1 - 5 morse tapper. Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118209 ·
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe ¨C Apron Swarf Shield
I tried several alternative for an Apron SWarf Shield: I firt tried the Phenom Engineering Shield ( http://www.phenomengineering.com/store/p1/Apron_Chip_Shield_for_Mini_Lathes.html ) : This is held in
By ChazzC <chaz-creswell@...> · #118208 ·
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe
I found early on a air gun is not your friend. It will blow chips every where like feed screws, bearing , gears, under bed ways and the list goes on. So air guns was band inside. They had to use a
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe
I watch the video ?. I took him years to do few fixes that finish in December. The testing tail stock quill he did not lock quill for test. It only test in the lock position. The head stock bearing
By davesmith1800 · #118206 ·
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe
Have you taken the skirt off and looked ?? george
By [email protected] · #118205 ·
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe
While I made one of these for my lathe, I was already doing something that avoids the need for it, for way covers, and for leadscrew covers: I clean up after every machining session. I have seen a
By KURT · #118204 ·
A Great Bit of Craftsman Machining
Other members may have seen this, but it's new to me. Some top notch work with only the mini-lathe and drill press.? (Reminds me of back when I built the Sparey 5cc) The mini-lathe carriage handwheel
By Craig Hopewell · #118203 ·
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe
You guys are great!? That all made my morning coffee go by too fast! Dave -- I agree, finding good YT videos is hard, but when you get a good one, it's worth a lot!? Many I'll come back to later,
By Paul Fox · #118202 ·
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe
I found a big difference in YouTube. 20 years ago they where on mark. Today full of wind good luck finding a good one. Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118201 ·
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe
Yes.? Good YouTubes.? "Back in the day" we didn't really have those. I ran across this one I liked which is fast paced and he has links in the description to more detailed ones for each mod.? This
By Charles Kinzer · #118200 ·
Re: Import lathes
I remember reading several years back that a guy I think he was in England & when he unpacked his lathe there was a bag inside with several brand labels that the seller was supposed to put on the
By mike allen · #118199 ·
Re: Import lathes
It was a lot of reading. Basically you get pay for. American,? UK and Japanese lathes they have team after it is finish to tweak the lathe and you pay for this. The Chinese and Taiwan lathes are just
By davesmith1800 · #118198 ·
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe
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
By Jon Rus · #118197 ·
Import lathes
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
By mike allen · #118196 ·
Re: Grizzly is doing better - I hope!!!
Here is is simple tuning tool for tail quill. Under $16.00. Dave
By davesmith1800 · #118195 ·
Re: Grizzly is doing better - I hope!!!
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
By chrisser · #118194 ·
Re: Grizzly is doing better - I hope!!!
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.
By davesmith1800 · #118193 ·
Re: "tuning up" a mini lathe
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
By davesmith1800 · #118192 ·