Re: For mini lathe
Here a drawing on fine feed works on drill press too.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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#118509
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Re: For mini lathe
Here where you can find parts is AliExpress.
They also have big red in green and blue.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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#118508
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Re: For mini lathe
Yes loosing the center pulley is very simple on big red . On the larger
round column mill drills the 3 pulleys are not all three in a line with
the column sticking up so the idler pulley is offset
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mike allen
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#118507
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Re: For mini lathe
Here is a few photos of mill
Dave
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davesmith1800
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#118506
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Re: For mini lathe
You can still buy parts too from China.
It like any other China made equipment you finish it.
I use tang and the draw bar together
Add fine feed to quill
Torque arm
Took out center pulley
Now great
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davesmith1800
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#118505
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Re: For mini lathe
It;s a lot different that it was even 5 years ago . panels that were
over 4 bucks a watt are under a buck a watt these days . I didn't think
the Big Red group was still around . I have one buried on a
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mike allen
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#118504
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Re: For mini lathe
The real answer is to use a machine that has a draw bar to keep the taper seated. Lacking that, there are some work arounds. The simplest (sleaziest) is helping the taper to stick with some
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Roy
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#118503
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Re: For mini lathe
It is a real mill
It nice size larger mini but small than a bench mill.
You see more at
/g/Drillmill/messages
To get you have order from China
Dave
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davesmith1800
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#118502
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Re: For mini lathe
It nice size mill still made just not sold in America . It use 2 morse tapper and draw bar.
There is group on Big Red too.
Nice here about off grid power I have look at off grid since 1970's.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
Off grid works pretty well most of teh time , except for with the
constant cloud cover like we have had in Northern Ca so far this year .?
My other issue is I trusted the guy that I bought my system
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mike allen
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#118500
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Re: For mini lathe
??? ??? Looks like one of the infamous HF big RED mill drill
animal
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mike allen
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#118499
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Re: For mini lathe
Dave,
Are you milling that in a drill press? (from the pic it looks like a similar model to what I have)
If so, how you keep the vibrations from loosening the taper and dropping the chuck?
I tried
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chrisser
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#118498
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
How well does off grid work ?
Dave
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davesmith1800
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#118497
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For mini lathe
Here is a easy way to mill the flat for exstension on mini lathe .
Note the two drill bits in the vise.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
I never saw brass chain on bikes. I did see heavy industrial chain in brass.
What about plastic chain ?
The cook wax chain I have purchased for earth moving equipment.? I did think on bike.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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#118494
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
??? ??? You mean cut to fit or like only these 4 chains work with this
system & these 2 work with this one ?
??? thanks
??? animal
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mike allen
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#118493
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
I have a bud that had a import 8 speed bike . had a generator in the
front hub , transmission in the rear hub . They even put a /some
capacitors in the system to keep the tail lite lite in case ya
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mike allen
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#118492
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
??? ??? If they can keep them from exploding when charging . I have a
guy up where I live unless its snowing real bad & the roads aren't icey
he's out there on his E-bike I've seen him 60 miles
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mike allen
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#118491
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
I left the nice bike world just about the time that Shimano & Suntour
were starting to give Campagnolo a run . It was really becoming a hassle
arguing with store managers that the reason my bike was
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mike allen
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Re: White lead for centers and chucks
I think electric bike are to stay.
I did look at building a electric bike in 2001. Today my doctors band me from any bikes.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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#118489
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