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People here and on other forums often talk about having had to clean, fix, shim, adjust, tweak a new lathe in order to make it accurate and useable. And that being willing to do so lets you start with

What do use and how offing using Lubrication? Dave This what my manual has on the subject. *?* Lubricate the moving parts of the device with NLGI2 grease or 20W machine oil between uses.

I could find anything before the 2000's on mini lathe. The designer had look at what really need for turning today. 1) How offen does anyone cut left hand threads. 2) Signle point Thread most do not?

The terms, mini, micro and baby seem to have originated with Seig. I don't know that there is really much use to more fine grained than "small bench top" lathe' at most maybe "Table top" to

Here link I found You see a lot today mini lathes http://www.lathes.co.uk/stark/ Dave

I try fined more data on history. About all found was size 6 to 7" But today you find lathes call mini lathes to 8" swing too. Back 1960's you see small simple lathes with 6" swing but they where not

All saw was done on mill or worst. But all got job done. If a grinder was used it is not the one thinking of . It call a right angle hand grinder. Dave

It would handy to have a surface grinder available, to make precision blocks. ralphie

They have common carrier rates for over sea shipping. The big cargo containers in 2002 cost $6,000. But 60,000 . The common carrier containers is will with lot different cargo . Dave

Make a raising block on mini lathe not hard. All the power is on head stock makes easy. I seen other lathes set with blocks for one of time job then remove. Dave

It would interesting on history of current mini lathes. I have a lot of info on engin lathes I can see a Russian need a small low cost light weight lathe for small fish boats If you are? on ocean and

That why I purchased a 8" no gap on market. Dave

I once toyed with cutting a gap in the 7x bed, but there isn't enough meat in the bed to do that safely. Mike Taglieri

And a gap bed configuration would be another alternative.? This would allow swinging (not necessarily machining to the outside diameter) of a larger disc like piece.? Usually something like a disc

I wish someone would make "raising blocks" for the 7x minilathe the way South Bend did to make the "Large Swing" model in this article http://www.lathes.co.uk/southbend/page6.html I realize that a

I cannot find the site where I read this, but the modern Sieg (and Red Bull) 7X Mini lathes were originally based on a 70’s era Soviet small lathe designed for cheap production. If we’re just

The one that was in Clickspring's? youtube has all of those beat . animal

Have you checked the unit price from Chinese brokers of 7x14 lathes?? ? One broker lists them at $99.00 for any quantity (yes, plus shipping- negotiable). Anyone on this forum could QC the lathe in

I think looking for when name *mini lathe* was first used. You find some small athd dating back to at least the 1600's. Witch to could class of mini lathe. When I first saw mini lathe they where only

Maybe this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnv0DAR_gWA