Re: $1000 Budget: Which 7 x 14 to buy?
It is simple. Center to Center.? Most lathes will never be used witch give max capacity. I found the Chinese manufacturers are using Chuck to Center witch is about 2?" shorter but calling it Center
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davesmith1800
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Re: is this an original minilathe
People often lump the Craftsman 6 inch "109" lathes and Atlas made 6 inch "101" lathes together as though they are the same lathe. They are not remotely related beyond both being sold by Sears and
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Aaron Woods
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Re: $1000 Budget: Which 7 x 14 to buy?
An unscrupulous marketing person might grind the centers so they sit less proud in the tapers to generate a more generous distance between...
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chrisser
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Re: $1000 Budget: Which 7 x 14 to buy?
The 7x10" measurement probably came about through incorrect measurement and / or very poor rounding up of the metric conversion and has stuck. It is not just HF, pretty much all of the sellers that
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Aaron Woods
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Re: minilathe for children.
I know somebody who bought one of those mini wood lathes. Not sure it was exactly the same as that one, but similar. He was pleasantly surprised by how well it worked. Obviously not going to make
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Aaron Woods
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Re: $1000 Budget: Which 7 x 14 to buy?
The "length" is the maximum length you can turn between dead centers with the tail stock fully seated at the far right of the bed; no chuck, and if your tail stock center doesn't seat with the tail
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ChazzC <chaz-creswell@...>
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Re: $1000 Budget: Which 7 x 14 to buy?
"Can someone explain how the length measurement is usually done, and how HF fudges that measurement to make 8 = 10?" I don't think it's fudging. The standard method for lathe capacity has always been
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Miket_NYC
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Re: $1000 Budget: Which 7 x 14 to buy?
Can someone explain how the length measurement is usually done, and how HF fudges that measurement to make 8 == 10 ?? ?I'm convinced that I don't want one -- just trying to understand. paul
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Paul Fox
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Re: Headstock taper
I very really see that last name and I when to school with 2 Pfaff. With my name it is everywhere. My mother is also a German name Willz it was changed in WW one to Wills. Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: Extension cross slide
Sorry, has been taken.
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Arthur Coe
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Re: New topic ¡ª- Cutting a thread for a very old wooden clamp.
David, I have cut very clean threads in wood dowels and externally also in hardwoods. I made up a four flute 60degree thread mill in a rotary tool similar to a Dremel. And mounted it the the Toolpost
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OldToolmaker
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Re: Headstock taper
Dave, Not that I'm aware of. Ours isn't a very common name as German surnames go, but it could be possible. Doug
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Doug Pfaff
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Re: Extension cross slide
The old screw is my screw and compare to your screw. Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: Extension cross slide
Here drawing using to make cross slide exstension. I am move the nut 1" [25.4mm] and making a longer screw. I simplified by not installing a power feed. I do not use power cross feed that mush. The
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davesmith1800
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Re: New topic ¡ª- Cutting a thread for a very old wooden clamp.
A little time spent internet searching will probably save a lot of shop time & give better results than just diving in. There are lots of wood threading tools around, both hand & router based. Since
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Roy
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Re: minilathe for children.
> > mike allen > > 3:53pm > > I have a VOM with vacuum tubes in it tha tmy dad built after returning > from Korea . I built my first guitar amp with my dad , a Heathkit .I > helped him build color
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davesmith1800
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Re: Headstock taper
Have any relatives living in Fresno or Clovis California? Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: minilathe for children.
I have a VOM with vacuum tubes in it tha tmy dad built after returning from Korea . I built my first guitar amp with my dad? , a Heathkit .I helped him build color TV's for some of the family members
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mike allen
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Re: Headstock taper
That'd be a #3 Morse Taper. On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM, Thomas Key<takey89@...> wrote: I have a Homier Speedway 7x10 mini lathe and would like to know what Morse taper the headstock has.?
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Doug Pfaff
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Re: minilathe for children.
I just took a look at my hi school , a few grades before me that school graduated Steve Wozinak & Steve Jobs . Looks like half the " electronics " classes maybe more? in their handout are at a
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mike allen
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