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Get the 7x12. There used to be some cost justification
for the 7x10, but not anymore. The 7x12 is much more
versatile due to the extra 4" length.

Frank Hoose


--- "tjk2000us2000 <tjk2000us2000@...>"
<tjk2000us2000@...> wrote:

OK the wife TOLD me to go get a lathe!!!! I see HF's
7x10 is down to
$329.00. 7x10, 7x12 they both are big enough for
what I want.I have
been to mini_lathe.com but can't make up my mind.
Any thoughts on which
one to chose if it was you and why?

Thanks,
Tim




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I would still go for the Homier 7x12 (even if I had to pay shipping)
as it's only $299 and is 4 inches longer.

- Brice


--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "tjk2000us2000
<tjk2000us2000@y...>" <tjk2000us2000@y...> wrote:

Eric,


Go to Homier's web site. Click events/shows button. You have to

log on

as a member(free)and they will send a list of sales within 50 miles

of

your address.

By the way I see Harbor Freight has the price of their Mini Lathe

down

to $329.99. I believe they have free shipping!!!

Tim

OK the wife TOLD me to go get a lathe!!!! I see HF's 7x10 is down to
$329.00. 7x10, 7x12 they both are big enough for what I want.I have
been to mini_lathe.com but can't make up my mind. Any thoughts on which
one to chose if it was you and why?

Thanks,
Tim

Eric,


Go to Homier's web site. Click events/shows button. You have to log on
as a member(free)and they will send a list of sales within 50 miles of
your address.

By the way I see Harbor Freight has the price of their Mini Lathe down
to $329.99. I believe they have free shipping!!!

Tim

Eric,
Unless the info is on thier website, I don't know. I just happened to
see the flyer in our local newspaper. They seem to come thru here
about every 6 months.
Matt

Hi Matt, thanks for your quick reply. How do I find out where the next traveling
show will be? I really would like to avoid the shipping charges.
Thanks,

Eric Wolfe

I suppose I should specify, I would like preowned equipment.
-Eric

OOPS!!! I goofed...it's a 7x12. < hanging head in shame>
sorry, Matt

Eric, you wrote....

I am interested in buying a 7x12 Lathe and/or a mini mill with

tooling.

Near Riverside CA

Do a Google for Homier Distributing.....I got mine at one of their
traveling sales a few weeks ago. The price is the best I've seen.
They have the " Speedway Series" 7x14...# 03911.

Matt, kf4zgz

I am interested in buying a 7x12 Lathe and/or a mini mill with tooling.
Near Riverside CA

Eric Wolfe

Backlash of .004 on the mini-lathe compound is actually rather good,
but the compound is not adjustable as delivered. There is a method of
machining and tapping a brass plate of abount 1/4" flat stock to
be fitted to the back, underside of the compound which then can be
shimmed or setup with adjusting screws (like on the gibs) which allows
the compound backlash to be adjusted.

Craig

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "bt99ss <Thvin@a...>"
<Thvin@a...> wrote:

Hello everybody,
I'm another lucky person who got a mini-lathe for Christmas and I'm
having a great time with it. I'm new to metal turning but I've been
to both Mini-Lathe.Com and The Little Machine Shop sites and would
like to thank both for the info. I've been "dailing" the machine in
acording to book and the other info, but have a question. The
compound feed has about .004 slop in the in and out feed. Is there

a

way to adjust, or shim this out? My second question is while
adjusting the cross slide feed (three allens) I'm able to take all
the slop out when is all the way out, but when I move it "in" it
picks up some (about .002) slop. I've played around with the

allens,

but when I move the cross slide back out it gets really tight. I've
only adjusted (not lapped the jibs). Does anybody have any
suggestions?
Thanks for the help.
Tom Vincent

The spindle bore is limiting - it's a bit under 13/16". It can be
reamed to 13/16" (see the "Al's reamer" file in the 7x10 group, for a
loaner reamer.)
The 4" 3 jaw chuck that Wholesale tool had on sale has a 22mm thru
hole. To use it, you'll need to buy/make an adapter plate.
www.wttool.com

Roy
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "bt99ss <Thvin@a...>"
<Thvin@a...> wrote:

Is there a way to bore (ream) the stock lathe chuck out so it will
pass larger stock? If not what are the recommendations for an

after

market chuck. I would like to be able to pass at least 7/8" stock
thru.

Thanks for the help,

Tom V

Is there a way to bore (ream) the stock lathe chuck out so it will
pass larger stock? If not what are the recommendations for an after
market chuck. I would like to be able to pass at least 7/8" stock
thru.

Thanks for the help,

Tom V

A little feed slop is necessary for the feed screw to not bind.
The standard way to deal with it is to always back out farther than
necessary, then advance to the desired position - the slop is
eliminated during the excess advance travel.
Sounds like you may have adjusted the gibs to a slight taper. The
adjusment goes quicker if you loosen the 2 outer screws and set the
middle one for comfortable movement near the center of travel. Next,
adjust one of the outer screws for comfortable movement with the
cross slide over it; then do the other screw. If you can't get
uniform comfortable movement, it's possible that one of the dovetail
surface is slightly out of parallel, lapping will fix it.

Roy
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "bt99ss <Thvin@a...>"
<Thvin@a...> wrote:

Hello everybody,
I'm another lucky person who got a mini-lathe for Christmas and I'm
having a great time with it. I'm new to metal turning but I've

been

to both Mini-Lathe.Com and The Little Machine Shop sites and would
like to thank both for the info. I've been "dailing" the machine

in

acording to book and the other info, but have a question. The
compound feed has about .004 slop in the in and out feed. Is there

a

way to adjust, or shim this out? My second question is while
adjusting the cross slide feed (three allens) I'm able to take all
the slop out when is all the way out, but when I move it "in" it
picks up some (about .002) slop. I've played around with the

allens,

but when I move the cross slide back out it gets really tight.

I've

only adjusted (not lapped the jibs). Does anybody have any
suggestions?
Thanks for the help.
Tom Vincent

What I did when I got mine was take apart everthing that had to dow
tih the crossslide, got some fine grit sandpaper cleaned up
everything, get any junk outta there,lapping the gibs does help alot,
so I reccommend that, I am pretyt happy with mine, although I
personally wouldn't trust this thing to cut a thread without some
SERIOUS tweaking, cause I tried cutting threads numerous ties and
have failed, I am a machinist so its not like I don't know what I am
doing to...

good luck!

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "bt99ss <Thvin@a...>"
<Thvin@a...> wrote:

Hello everybody,
I'm another lucky person who got a mini-lathe for Christmas and I'm
having a great time with it. I'm new to metal turning but I've

been

to both Mini-Lathe.Com and The Little Machine Shop sites and would
like to thank both for the info. I've been "dailing" the machine

in

acording to book and the other info, but have a question. The
compound feed has about .004 slop in the in and out feed. Is there

a

way to adjust, or shim this out? My second question is while
adjusting the cross slide feed (three allens) I'm able to take all
the slop out when is all the way out, but when I move it "in" it
picks up some (about .002) slop. I've played around with the

allens,

but when I move the cross slide back out it gets really tight.

I've

only adjusted (not lapped the jibs). Does anybody have any
suggestions?
Thanks for the help.
Tom Vincent

Hello everybody,
I'm another lucky person who got a mini-lathe for Christmas and I'm
having a great time with it. I'm new to metal turning but I've been
to both Mini-Lathe.Com and The Little Machine Shop sites and would
like to thank both for the info. I've been "dailing" the machine in
acording to book and the other info, but have a question. The
compound feed has about .004 slop in the in and out feed. Is there a
way to adjust, or shim this out? My second question is while
adjusting the cross slide feed (three allens) I'm able to take all
the slop out when is all the way out, but when I move it "in" it
picks up some (about .002) slop. I've played around with the allens,
but when I move the cross slide back out it gets really tight. I've
only adjusted (not lapped the jibs). Does anybody have any
suggestions?
Thanks for the help.
Tom Vincent

Never mind ya'll, I answered my own question. I kept messing with it
until it done what I wanted.
Thanks, Matt, kf4zgz

Hi all!, I'm new to lathes and new to the list. My name is Matt and I
live in NC.I whined about wanting a lathe until my wife bought one
for a christmas present when Homier came to town.
I now am the happy owner of a Speedway Series 03911 7x12 :-)
I had a ball doing all the cleaning and wiping the first day, and
just had to turn sumthin'...I rounded the hex head of a bolt.:-)
Now for the question....When changing gears for cutting threads, is
the "A" gear the one riding inside the metal bracket on top?-the book
wasn't real clear on this.

Thanks again..Matt,kf4zgz

Hi! I've just joined the group (' just got my 7x12 as a birthday
present), and I am looking for comments on the Harbor Freight quick
change tool post sets such as SKU 35140 and 45439. At $80, they seem
like a good deal...

Thanks,
Danny

Welcome, Neil. Here's a good place to start:



Frank Hoose


--- Neil <cobra_neil@...> wrote:

Hi,

Just joined the list, and introducing myself. I'm
an electronics hobbyist
that's looking into making a product that will need
small enclosures and so
far I'm looking into buying the tools and doing this
myself. One option is
to turn and thread alum rod/tube and hence I found
this list. I know next
to nothing about metal machining, so the actual
processes are undecided, and
hence so are the tools. Looking forward to learning
a bunch.

Cheers,
-Neil.




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