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I converted my mini mill to belt drive, eliminating the nylon gears, and converted "Z" axis rack control to acme screw control, for more precise operation. Have all parts from conversions, NEW PARTS, GUARANTEED, to sell. What is internet site best to advertise/sell them. gears are same as on mini lathe. email me jsullivan1051@.... Best, Jack

I also was thinking of getting one of these machines. I am currently trying to figure out if I want one of the 9x20 lathes or 7xX. Wonder if anyone in this group has purchased one yet. I would love to hear a compairison between it and the 7x12. I love the idea of true inch lead screws. I would like to have the 9x20 in true inch. Any thoughts on this will be much appreciated. Ben

hello. Was just cleaning and lubing a new 7x12 as per the mini-lathe.com site. In that site, they use lithium grease on the dovetails and lead screws. Isn't this a bad idea? Wont the chips stick? What lube do you all recomend? Thanks for any info. jacko

hello. I am pretty happy with my new 7x12 mini lathe but was wondering what size cuts others are making on cold rolled steel. I've gotten used to making .100+ cuts on 2" CRS on the backgeared South Bends. I still need to get to know this lathe but it looks like I'll be lucky to do .020 on this mini lathe. Regards, Jacko

I was just wondering if other members had encountered a problem with the failure of what I call the startup safety system. When I first got the lathe, when starting up the machine, the lower amber light came on and the machine would not start until the direction switch was set to the middle (0) position and then turned to the forward position. Now, I seem to have lost this function, since the amber light no longer comes on and the machine can be started directly up. Also, the green light seems to have a lower brightness then it originally did. My lathe is the Micro-Mark 7X14 and is only about 6 months old. Thanks for any comments that the more experienced users may have. Fred Townroe

First off allow me to introduce myself. My name is Hank and I am the proud owner of a new Homier mini-lathe. I've wanted to buy one for a long time now and finally took the plunge! Very nice machine, nice features, decent power for the size. I plan on turning a few brass .5 inch bore BP cannon barrels for a couple of cannon homemade scale wood carriages I own. Anyway let me contribute to the group with a tip I discovered. When I bought my mini I rushed home and did…nothing. I was so bogged down with other stuff I couldn't even open the box fro almost a full week! Anyway when I finally did it was about 8 pm on a Sunday night. By 10 pm I was ready to clean off the red packing grease and disaster struck, no mineral spirits, turpentine, or any other solvent anywhere in my shop, the house or even the neighbor! Whoa is me! However being a big time shooter and gun owner I thought of a substitute that worked even better. CLP, a gun cleaner was laying around in vast quantities in my garage. CLP stands for Cleaner, Lubricant, Preservative and it does just that. The stuff is used extensively by the military. I thought why not? I'll try anything at this point to make my first chips the same evening! The CLP took the grease and washed it right off along with a little help from a chip brush. Plus there is the added benefit of the "P" portion of CLP. I am stuck in a non-climate controlled garage heading right into a very humid summer. I was dreading the surface rust I'd have to chase such as occurred on my mill-drill. Well the CLP will keep the rust at bay! Just brush it on, wipe off the excess and leave a heavy film. No rust, full time cleaning and lubrication on top of it all! What more could you ask for. I'm even going to try it as a cutting fluid sometime in the future! If anyone would like some sources for CLP please contact me at iltrng@.... Thanks! Hank

If you can suggest a way I may sell these, email me: jsullivan10512000@.... Best, Jack

Jack, I may have some interest...any pics /accessories/asking price/location.... John --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

I purchased a Homier mini lathe a couple of weeks ago through their web site (they sell out of their Indiana warehouse, no LA outlet). All told it was $388.83 to Corona del Mar, CA. It arrived with both shipping bolts sheared off but no damage other than a bent chip guard. At their price, its a bargain but it does have some rough edges (literally). The motor pulley on mine is eccentric .02" TIR! Today's task is to rebush it. Otherwise, I'm pleased. Mike

Jack Sullivan, Your email appears to have a problem. Please contact me off list at arendasj@... Regards, Jeff Topics in this digest: 1. Atlas 6" lathe/Unimat 3 for sale. Where may I try to sell them? From: "jsullivan10512000" <jsullivan10512000@...> ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 00:23:10 -0000 From: "jsullivan10512000" <jsullivan10512000@...> Subject: Atlas 6" lathe/Unimat 3 for sale. Where may I try to sell them? If you can suggest a way I may sell these, email me: jsullivan10512000@.... Best, Jack ________________________________________________________________________

G'Day, I keep seeing references to a company called LMS (typically in relation to US citizens buying tooling etc) Could someone please tell me what LMS is (preferably with a URL to their store) so I can check some of the designs etc? (I'm looking to build my own sissor knurling tool) The only LMS I know is "London Missionary Society", and the railway (L_______ Scottish Midway??) Thanks, Des ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for viruses by the CITEC Email Anti-Virus service powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive email anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit www.citec.com.au ________________________________________________________________________

Will I be happy with the Homier 7x12 mini lathe? Can I buy one anywhere in the La. Calif area?

I have read on a few sites that say that the design of the 9x20 style lathes have an inherant set back.... Being that you can't run them for extended periods of time without the spindle bearings over heating and causing some sort of damage. I have been quoted a time of about an hour for maximum run time. It didn't sound right to me but what do I know. Just thought I would ask you guys. I am still in a toss up between the 7x14 mini-lathe from micro mark and the HF 9x20 (maroon).

Has anyone ever given thought to designing a small taper turning attachment for one of the small 7 x 12 mini-lathes? I realize you'd need to disconnect the cross slide screw but it just don't seem like it'd be a big deal. I figure a cam follower on a bracket attached to the disconnected cross slide picking up a slot milled into an angle adjustable bracket mounted to the back of the bed. Opinions, ideas, comments?

Having completed the replacement of the back? gears in the headstock of my 7x10 I am having trouble getting the drive toothed belt to run true in the forward direction. Has anyone else encountered this problem and what is the secret to motor alignment ? Bill in Boulder "Engineering as an Art Form!"

I am a novice and just purchased a 7 X 12 Speedway mini lathe from Homnier. Will attachemts from Harbour Freight tools such as the drill chuck work in this lathe? I will also want to do some threading and need to know what else I should purchase to do this? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, George Kaplan

Hello everyone, I'm a new member to the group. I would like to buy a mini metal lathe, can anyone give me websites where i can find them. Any sugestions on what kind and size to buy (I am an handy cap person with limited income to spend on this hobby). thank you for your help Kelvin

Does anyone have any experience as to how a homier compares to an old Atlas made Craftsman 109.xxxxx lathe?? I see a lot fo them go through ebay with some decent tooling in many case, and for a price that would compete with a new 7x12 homier.....then there is also the 8x14 lathemaster....I am having an indecisive moment here, and need a little help.... thanks in advance, John WI --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).

I'm getting ready to mod my cross slide along the lines shown here: http://warhammer.mcc.virginia.edu/ty/7x10/xslidemod.html At the same time I'd like to add a ball bearing to the cross slide shaft. After looking at the whole project I noted that Gordon Scott's mod moves the cross slide travel about an inch toward the operator but doesn't seem to actually increase the travel. The cross slide lead screw has extra threads which would allow additional travel once the material is milled away but this would, of course, require a longer lead screw shaft by an inch or so on the knob end. My current plan is to make an extension and bolt it onto the existing shaft by using a much longer screw to hold the knob in place. This extension will hold the ball bearing to lock the inner race to the shaft and a complete new part will be fabricated to hold the outside race of the bearing such that the original leadscrew will be only a few mils farther forward than at present (this so the flange on the shaft won't bind against the end of the carriage). Has anyone done a similar mod? I've found a description of a BB added to the cross slide on a 9x20 but haven't found this for the 7x. This is a more extensive (pun intended) mod to my lathe than any attempted previously so any advice gratefully accepted. John

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 which Harbour Freight Tools backing plate will work with the self centering chuck and the Speedway lathe?. I don't want to do any modification unless I have to. Thanks, George