Little Machine Shop has a minilathe guide which may be of help:
ArcEuroTrade has disassembly/assembly guides for a similar minilathe here:
If you are looking for a "portable base" you may be interested in my project here:
I planned my "replacement chip tray" so that it could be turned into a box for storage if necessary, but I never got around to building the rest of the box as my lathe is always set up. Should be easy to figure out how to do it though. Meanwhile, the base is quite sturdy and holds the lathe well without having to fasten the base to the bench top. It's reasonably portable if you are up to moving 65-70 pounds (fairly easy with a helper).
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--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "crashbone256" wrote:
Hello Group,
My name is Lance. I live near Buffalo, NY.
I retired from teaching / admin. in 2000.
I am currently afflicted with old metal disease and travel around the NorthEast and Canada buying early 1900's metal lathes and rebuilding them.
To that end, I wanted a small lathe to make parts for the bigger lathes, like bat handles for a Dalton B4 or odd sized screws for a SBL 9A.
Looking about for viable small lathe options, led me to the HF 7x10, which I have just unboxed. First step appears to be to take it apart for cleaning, lube and adjustment.
I looked in the files section for a folder on set-up tips, but didn't find one.
So, my first question is:
what are your suggestions for initial setup?
How mobile is the mini-lathe once setup?
Can I keep it in a drop-front wooden box and use it from there?
Thanks for the group.
I look forward to learning the tricks on these little machines.
BTW:
I have a 16" SBL , a 9A SBL, a 10" B&L, a 8" Waltham, a 7" Dalton B4, a 3" Guilder, and two Burke 4 mills.
