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4 jaw scroll chucks are of limited use. They can hold round, square & octagonal stock; the 3 jaw can hold round & hexagonal stock. Since most common threaded fasteners are hexagonal or have hex heads,

Roy, I knew of the Army one, it's not just for reserves(USAR), but the MSU site is great. Jerry

Jerry, Here's a direct link to the USAR manual: http://155.217.58.58/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/tc/9-524/toc.htm Here's the University of Michigan digital collection; "Modern Machine Shop Practice" vols 1&2 &

I don't think hexagons will work to well in the 4 jaw. Maybe octagons. Tom square

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<The 3-jaw chuck is more convenient for most work due to the time savings of its self-centering feature. The 4 jaw is an almost essential accessory for precise centering, off-center work

I took the face plate that I bought from HF, laid the chuck on it, and found where I had to mill new slots. So half and hour later, I was up and running with the 5 inch chuck. Hope this helps, Jerry

A couple of notes: 1. this chuck will not give you the versatility of an independent 4 jaw which imnsho is much more valuable than having a somewhat larger self-centering chuck (be it 3 jaw, 4 jaw or

Thanks Frank and Jerry, The HF 4"-4 Jaw chuck I was refering to P/N# 47461 for 59.99 self centering. Has anyone used that one? I thought about the 5" and read up on it on mini-lathe.com. Still

The 3-jaw chuck is more convenient for most work due to the time savings of its self-centering feature. The 4 jaw is an almost essential accessory for precise centering, off-center work and holding

I bought the 5 inch 3 jawed chuck for my HF 7 x 10 and found it to be extremely useful. I do a 4 inch 4 jaw chuck and the 3 inch 3 jaw that came with the lathe. The 5 inch works great for me. I paid

I am looking to purchase a 4 inch 4 jaw chuck for my Homier. LMS has one for 69.00 and it is a independently adj., HF has one for 59.00 self centering. Any suggestions? I've already bought the adapter

lecompte126 wrote: Some small boring bars use 1/8" bits. I got one from Grizzly that required them. Regards Bob

Roy, Could you point the way to those government publications? It may help us all. Jerry

The round bits are nice in shop-made boring bars; easier to make a round hole than a square hole (ease of manufacture is offset by difficulty of aligning tool.) On the 7x10 group, there are links to

Kevin, I think the best thing I can do is point you to some books: Machining Fundamentals John R. Walker (Hardcover, 1982) 22nd Edtion Machinery's Handbook 1984 Both can Found on Ebay or Half.ebay.com

Hi everyone, I have a stupid question. I received my 7x12 mini lathe a couple weeks ago, I ordered my cutting blades from harbor freight and they came in today. Guess I was so excited about ordering

Well, If being able to get parts real easy is your main concern...Id go with the Homier 7x12. Having dealt with both companies in CS issues, Id have to say that Homier was a little quicker to send

I posted this over at 7x10 also, in hopes of reaching some extra experienced small shop machinists advice in the matter.. I have a collet set that needs a new collet closer and Id like to be able to

The Grizzly 7x12 and Homier 7x12 are the same lathe, made in the same factory - I have both. The Grizzly comes with a face plate and steady rest but these can be purchased separately from several

I haven't tried the new replacement for Freon. What I have done is used CO2 for my spray coolant for larger projects. It works well for my things. I have a 10 pound ( I think) and a 80 pounder in the