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Hi: I've just joined the list and I have found many comments touting the benefits of a quick change tool post. Being on a limited budget, though, I was wondering if the model sold by Harbor Freight

The barbell weight wasn't an original idea! I used a 2 1/2# one from Walmart; it was cheap & had the least amount of detail cast in. I'd expected it to warp when the "skin" was machined off, it did,

Hi Roy, Thanks for the input. Glad to hear you were able to reach near the backplate using overhang without too much chatter. After thinking about it some more I made the chuck with about 1 inch

Which taper attachment did you make? The motor enclosure can be modified to clear the carriage & an extension shaft made for the handwheel to allow the carriage to travel closer to the HS. When I made

I have a faceplate I bought with my lathe for just such a thing to come along. Many thanks for pointing this out. Jerry

Follow the link from the mini-lathe.com home page Frank Hoose http://www.mini-lathe.com

Plex (Methyl Methacrylate) is available in rod and bar. Try Rohm and Hass acrylic or look for Lexan. Bill in Boulder "Engineering as an Art Form!"

In looking for projects which involve my recently completed taper fixture, I have decided on a 3C collet chuck to fit the MT3 on the minilathe -- this based on reading pdf files on the net. As a

Look I have worked in medical devices and electro optics I'm still working on a medical device invention in the basement, hence the need for a lathe and maybe a mill. In addition to AL and brass, I'm

Mike, What kind of engineer were you? I was a mech e and worked in the oil patch for a while. I'm not from Milwaukee, but the least expensive place to get raw material would be a local scrap yard or

try LONDON TAP AND DIE COMPANY DAVID WILLIAMS BOLTON ENGLAND www.smartgroups.com/groups/PRE78BMW davidalan@...

Rich, Here's a place that has all sorts of weird taps> http://www.e-taps.com/Ofertapage%20001.htm B Flint <woodnpen@o...> wrote: MSC, J&L and Travers, I don't think any of the std places would have

Would anyone know where I can find an M9x0.5 metric tap? I checked MSC, J&L and Travers, I don't think any of the std places would have this. Is there someone specializing in out of the ordinary taps

Thank you both, looks like I am in the ballpark, in general. Maybe I need to try HSS rather than carbide inserts. m -- Regards, Rich ======================================== Richard Kleinhenz

Richard, Definitely try HSS, as an experiment for your own education under your own shop circumstances if nothing else. HSS just seems more forgiving to me, and I get better results since I haven't

I'm a retired engineer in the milwaukee area. Just bought a mini lathe from Frank who has a booth at 7 mile fair. I think its the same as the Homeier unit. I'm new at actually cutting metal, although

Relative newbie chiming in here. I've had a bunch of experience with this lately, turning some 1 inch Al down to 0.5 inch in the center of a shaft. I'm finding that these 7x12s can hog out up to 0.020

Rich, I wouldn't say that the speeds are totaly inappropriate for the 7x's, but I would use them as a general guide. For most steels, I generally run at a lower speed, typically between 9:00 and 11:00

Larry, For a drill chuck for the mini lathe tailstock, you can't beat Little Machine Shop. They have a an arbor and 1/2 drill chuck for $25. The nice thing about it is that it is a shortened arbor

Rich, I'm getting good results on mild steel like 1018 using HSS tools with no coolant. What type of inserts are you using? I haven't gotten as good results with coated carbide inserts no matter what