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Any chance you are looking for some mods to help out?
I am the admin on an international support forum and if you want, I would be honored to help.
Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes,

 

We own a '41 Taylorcraft BC-12d and Curtis Pitts Big Hickey? ;)
Re: Machining Square bare using steady rest.

 

I have made cats head think good project
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Re: Machining Square bare using steady rest.

 

We always called that a cat's head.
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I worked at an outfit where we made vacuum chambers made out of welded seam 304 stainless steel tubing that was never round enough to use a steady rest on it.
The cat's head gave us a round surface to allow for steady rest support when machining the end faces of the tubes.
Machining Square bare using steady rest.

 

Here photo of turning a square bare in the lathe .
Note ring?
Machine to fit the square bar?

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Sorry my postst was post had error? I do how when out.
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This in my old South Bend lathe I downsize to mini Lathe for retirement?
Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes, 7x12, 7x14, 8x12, 8x 14, 8x16. Steel aluminum. Brass wood cast iron Finding easy projects

 

Nice looking bench?
Great job
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I sold my company in 2004
Yes it is Smith Door , Smith Doors, Smith Hangar Door , JW Smith and Smith Industrial is found on the castings and DBA.?
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It started with father in building tee hangars using JW Smith, SMITH INDUSTRIAL was for manufacturing model engines which never happen.?
Then everyone was sending checks with Smith Hangar door , Smith Door or Smith Doors. So 1980’s just started on new patterns Smith Door and never changed on older patterns.??
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I was in aircraft hangar and Door from 1970’s and just doors after 1976 till 2004 most of my life.?
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Yeah, I had a 1963 Cherokee 180 for several years. I've built two hangars and made the 40' bi-fold doors from scratch.

Are you the Smith doors I see on display at Oshkosh?

Stuart

On 1/30/25 21:01, davesmith1800 wrote:

Thank you
Is piper for the aircraft
My line was building hangar doors from private Aviation to 747.
If you see a rolling door on a hangar look at? wheels or handles and see has Smith. That is my company

Dave


On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM, piper184

Very nice. Well done!

On 1/30/25 18:26, davesmith1800 wrote:
Finish the adapter for 4 jaw chuck?
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Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes, 7x12, 7x14, 8x12, 8x 14, 8x16. Steel aluminum. Brass wood cast iron Projects ,on ,mini lathes, 7x12, 7x14, 8x12, 8x 14, 8x16. Steel aluminum. Brass wood cast iron Rotary table on mini lathe

 

Thank you
Is piper for the aircraft
My line was building hangar doors from private Aviation to 747.
If you see a rolling door on a hangar look at? wheels or handles and see has Smith. That is my company

Dave


On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM, piper184
<stuart@...> wrote:

Very nice. Well done!

On 1/30/25 18:26, davesmith1800 wrote:
Finish the adapter for 4 jaw chuck?
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Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes, 7x12, 7x14, 8x12, 8x 14, 8x16. Steel aluminum. Brass wood cast iron Rotary table on mini lathe

 

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Very nice. Well done!

On 1/30/25 18:26, davesmith1800 wrote:

Finish the adapter for 4 jaw chuck?
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Re: Rotary table on mini lathe

 

Finish the adapter for 4 jaw chuck?
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Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes, 7x12, 7x14, 8x12, 8x 14, 8x16. Steel aluminum. Brass wood cast iron Projects ,on ,mini lathes, 7x12, 7x14, 8x12, 8x 14, 8x16. Steel aluminum. Brass wood cast iron Finding easy projects

 

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A metric to SAE thread adapter I made on my old lathe.




A hose clamp making tool



Makes this type of clamp


Off center spacers for a road grader



Tapping a very small hole


threading




Expansion lock for a hand wheel for my old lathe







Steel plate installed on top of old lathe to hold lamp and magnetic indicator
Re: Projects ,on ,mini lathes, 7x12, 7x14, 8x12, 8x 14, 8x16. Steel aluminum. Brass wood cast iron Finding easy projects

 

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Here's the bench my wife and I built for our lathe.? Simple steel tube and angle with sheet metal topped OSB.? The lower shelves will just be OSB but we didn't get a chance to make them before our unexpected travel.? I also want to put a bit of cross bracing on this, it sways a bit when cranking the slide a lot.

Construction hint:? There are angle supports under the table where the lathe is bolted down, so the wooden top is not holding up anything other than tools.

The legs have nuts welded in and adjustable feet.

In the picture the feet and sheet metal haven't been added yet, you can see the metal in the background.




On 31-Jan-25 0:55, davesmith1800 wrote:

Here are some? good easy project and ways for mini lathes and mills
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  1. Build a bench for lathe you use bottom tool chest or maybe the person is handicap and need a special bench to use the lathe.
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  3. Using a lathe as second mill. You working project and do a little milling but the only is has a different item in mill and you rest project just a fast keyway or other items
  4. Need a building for a hobby shop
  5. You live apartment or small home need information on how to setup a mini shop in Armoire.?
  6. What/How use a lathe/mill around home. Myself slide door , kitchen remodeling,? bathrooms there is lot I used home.?
  7. Making items for other hobbies Like Rockhouding/Jewelry,? Model building , camping,? weight lifting, wife's hobbies sewing , painting list goes on .?
  8. The news had the? headline of US Navy now is training on the Sextant as backup to GPS. No one can easily build a GPS . But a fun project is a pocket size Sextant or Astrolabe . We can made with a small lathe.?
  9. Christmas and Birthday gifts
  10. This big list?
Please post what you use lathe for
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Finding easy projects

 

Here are some? good easy project and ways for mini lathes and mills
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  1. Build a bench for lathe you use bottom tool chest or maybe the person is handicap and need a special bench to use the lathe.
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  3. Using a lathe as second mill. You working project and do a little milling but the only is has a different item in mill and you rest project just a fast keyway or other items
  4. Need a building for a hobby shop
  5. You live apartment or small home need information on how to setup a mini shop in Armoire.?
  6. What/How use a lathe/mill around home. Myself slide door , kitchen remodeling,? bathrooms there is lot I used home.?
  7. Making items for other hobbies Like Rockhouding/Jewelry,? Model building , camping,? weight lifting, wife's hobbies sewing , painting list goes on .?
  8. The news had the? headline of US Navy now is training on the Sextant as backup to GPS. No one can easily build a GPS . But a fun project is a pocket size Sextant or Astrolabe . We can made with a small lathe.?
  9. Christmas and Birthday gifts
  10. This big list?
Please post what you use lathe for
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Dave?
Re: My mini lathe

 

You Very good topics.?
I ha0ve the lot around the home it save time money going to hardware story.??
At time I lived over 20 miles to closes store and have save a 2 hour trip only find a will do costly part.?
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Thank you
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Re: Rotary table on mini lathe

 

Machine tools are great for making more tools.? I like that your lathe looks like it's used, not a polished store display.? I'm naturally scruffy and my tools often look the same, I'm not big on polishing except when needed.
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I need to mount the X drive on my mill, that was one of the things stolen.? The replacement wasn't drilled to match my table. But this is a lower priority, I didn't have a motor drive on my old mill and used that for around 20 years, often on long items.? Good exercise.
Re: My mini lathe

 

And, I unexpectedly had to use the lathe today.? When I got the milling machine, a box of parts was stolen in transit.? The vendor shipped replacements and all seemed well.
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Well... I went to drill a long item and found the X-axis handwheel was a bit too big... hits something hanging off the end of the table.
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That just won't do.? Now if I only had something that could make a round item smaller...
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Now it fits.? Some day when I have black spray paint for something else I'll repaint this.
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Re: My mini lathe

 

Welcome to group
Like photos?
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The length of lathe? the ability is to use ?" Diameter Reduced - Shank Drill Bits
I Down size a year ago to big of lathe.
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Nice looking shop
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On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 02:31 AM, Jerry Durand wrote:

Here's what I have.? I used to have a Grizzly 7x14 but sold that when we moved.? Of course I bought a bigger lathe for the new house and made sure the workshop is heated.? I hated working in freezing weather in the old house.
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The picture is right after we got it, but then we were away quite a bit due to unforeseen political events.? We're now back and don't plan any long trips so we're busy finishing the house and the lathe is finally getting used again.
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We also got a new mill to replace our old one also left behind.? We need to finish installing this, but it's working fine as is.
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My mini lathe

 

Here's what I have.? I used to have a Grizzly 7x14 but sold that when we moved.? Of course I bought a bigger lathe for the new house and made sure the workshop is heated.? I hated working in freezing weather in the old house.
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The picture is right after we got it, but then we were away quite a bit due to unforeseen political events.? We're now back and don't plan any long trips so we're busy finishing the house and the lathe is finally getting used again.
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We also got a new mill to replace our old one also left behind.? We need to finish installing this, but it's working fine as is.
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