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Ah, that's an idea, start single point, finish with die... thank you very much!!! Yes, I use tapmagic, and I did not use the waterpipe extension on the chuck key, figured it I could not hold it

I tried to hold a piece of D size drill rod (.246") in the stad 3" chuck on my Homier 7x12 and cut a 1/4-20 thread, and could not. The rod would slip in the chuck, no matter how hard I tried to crack

If you are serious about this you could try turning a sholder on the rod in order to make the start easier. But what I would do is start the thread with single point then finish it with a die.

Hello Richard, A couple of things to look at: 1. I assume you are trying to single point the thread and not trying to use a die. Assuming that is the case start by checking how hard the drill rod is.

Greetings, I got this via e-mail. If anyone is going perhaps we could meet and network. Based upon what I saw at the last sale in Indiana if you want a mini-lathe or mini-mill you had better get

My flyer said "IN STORE ONLY" does the HF 9x20 have true inch lead screws? ie .050"/rev rather than .0625"/rev...??? now, I have to decide if a 9x20 HF is a better choice than an 8x14

Greetings, My 13 year old son built Junior Solar Sprint car. The wheels were machined from black Delrin on the Homier 7x12. We made a new set of lighter wheels tonight, since he's competing in the

Hi Kelvin, Frank Hoose's http://www.mini-lathe.com/ site has lots of info on the doodads you'll need to actually make things with your lathe. Plus lots of other useful info on setup, tuning,

George, The first thing is what do you want to do with your lathe? Buy O.K. quality tools to practice with even if you have lathe experience on other machines. The best thing I

George, I just ordered mine as well, off ebay but it's coming from Homier. If you hav'nt checked out these sights yet go to littlemachineshop.com (LMS)and mini-lathe.com they are full of good

Kevin, I also just ordered a Speedway 7 x 12 metal lathe from Homier and it is still in route. I am a beginner and need to also know what tools to purchase. Could you please forwrd to me any reples

Hello everyone, I would like to thank every on who replied to my meassage on what type of mini lathe to buy. After reading the replys it seam to me the majority went with Homier's 7x12 Metal

Catalog, or in-store only? Either way, I hope I get the same flyer. I recently bought one, $649 in-store. Graciously, Jim

Just got a mailer yesterday from H.F...$599 for their 9x20..... signing off, JB --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).

Hi, I used this face plate: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=43582 For mounting my 5 inch chuck on my little lathe I had to measure and mill slots for the

I could not find a suitable back plate on the HF web site, but this one from LMS may work: http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=1774 If you are interested in making

The magnetic sign stock is more user friendly than you might think - most of it is directionally magnetized. The back side is strongly magnetic; the face is almost non-magnetized. Roy fixture

The cross slide lead screw is exposed when the compound is removed while using the ball fixture so your idea of using a magnetic card seems like a good one, especially since I often use the ball

Having three models of Atlas/Sears laths as well as a Unimat SL I feel qualified to comment on their relative merits. I have had a 12" Atlas with most of the accessories since 1967 and it has been

I have a new Speedway 7 x 12 mini lathe. I want to purchse the Harbour Freigth tools 4" self centering 4 jaw chuck (part number 47461-0VGA). the chuck requires a backing plate. Does anybody know