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In my opinion one of the cheapest and satisfying fixes you can make on these lathes is to replace any of the fasteners that are going to be adjusted ie all the gib screws, the topslide backlash

Hi, I was tapping 6mm in 1/2" steel. Drilled 5mm and used WD40 as it was handy. Pretty hard going and I snapped the tap on the 2nd hole. Enough stub to wind it out with the vice grips. I ordered some

I need to lap the gibs on couple of my machines I recently purchased, (with little time to use/clean, etc., 'till now). I've never lapped gibs - any particular tips? Dennis (really new at some of

Hi Herb, I'd do both. Slot it for now and get on the air. Pick up a new one at the locat industrial supply store at your leisure. Or LMS of you don't have a convenient source. I was a bit worried

Sure, you can slot it! You can use a dremel or a thin hacksaw. Of course, you will need 2 tools to adjust the gibs from now on, unless you slot all the adjusting screws.. rexarino -- Do I

I'm in the process of "lapping" in my dove tails etc and have discovered that one of the gib screw heads are stripped out where the allen wrench goes into it. The threads are fine, it's just that

Hi Pat, You'll get lots of opinions on the small Chinese lathes - especially around here. My take is that they're not for everyone. Some call them a kit. In my books they are, but not in a

I had to re-read your post to see what you were telling me. I just checked my Enco order - I did order 5/16". Typo in previous post, good catch. Ed

Well you could build a 4-post bed with a higher than normal sleeping shelf and a workbench under. Just not sure what your lady might say. I know what mine would. No, she doesn't read this forum.

The 7x uses 5/16 blanks - you can use 3/16 with some shimming and a lot less grinding. The only drawback would be the 3/16 tool is not as stiff. Aaron

Vikki, That mandrel looks too big for pens. A pen mandrel is 7mm I believe. You'll also need specific size bushings for the mandrel too. Your pen kits are probably "American classic" or

What size hole in what thickness of what material? For sheet metal, there are "D" shaped chassis punches available. For anything thicker, there's no real quick & easy way to make the hole. The

hi mark yeah, good idea building a shed in the back, but... 1. all the way down there? and all night alone by itself? un huh. had to wait too long to get it. have to do it here. I'm thinking a full

Group: Contact information has been added to the first paragraph of the home page. (It can come down as fast as it went up if I start getting a bunch of trash ;) Play nice! Plan B gib section is

Hi Mike, And I think you'll find they will happily supply a 6 1/4" face plate to fit this lathe despite the fact that the guard and associated kill switch must be removed to use the faceplate. That's

What I didn't say in my previous post was that I had decided the HF 8x12 was probably the best buy, but I just couldn't bring myself to pay the current price after it had been on sale for $429 for the

FYI, I bought the newest incarnation of the HF 7x10 (93212) with the recent 30% off coupon. It's bad enough that it is 4" shorter then any of the others (& two inches shorter then advertised), but it

My (very portable) 3.5x8 baby lathe likes to be near the teapot - in fact, it's on the kitchen table right now, waiting for breakfast and tomorrow's little task. Some weeks, it only moves out on

Hello all, I want to introduce myself. My name is Patrick I'm in Gaithersburg MD. I joined the group to learn something about mini machining as I'm a novice. I have a basic knowledge machining/metal

Sounds like it's time for a CNC conversion on that mill...