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I use both I like brazing over using cast iron rod But cast iron rod is closer match. Dave

Look into brazing. Usually quite successful in bonding cast iron. Surface prep is the key for either welding or brazing. Gordon Gordon Taylor gptaylor98363@... Those that say a job cannot be

YA need to use a nickel rod & pre heat but not too hot & go slow & let cool often is the way I was taught way way back . I've always bee luck enough to be around some real good wenders when I have

help if you know casting iron how can we weld it? I have an old tool, a type of miter saw for wood that is broken, the parts seem impossible to weld or repair with a screw Can cast iron be welded?

Yes, that's fine.? ?The "this" I commented on is the separate spacer, which the 8x's I mentioned do not have. -- Lone Tree, Colorado? ?USA

I have machine a lot of cast iron most a high quality class 45 . It has dill look just machining. The Chinese cast iron has a brighter can not till you why. Dave

well that gives then the extra inch or some . ??? animal

That’s not necessarily something you want to remove. If it’s not rust, it’s likely oil, bluing (which doesn’t have to be blue) or some other rust preventative, some might be the finish left by

Most lathe use a casting for head stock and bolted to bed. Most turret lathes and screw machines have the head stock and bed cat together. Dave

In plating they use acid. Dave

This is peripheral to lathes I guess, hope it's OK to ask.? Have a couple of items from another lathe that I'm cleaning up and repurposing for my 7x. I'm guessing you all have seen older bare metal

I just purchased my first mini . I read all ads it said *center to center* is *14"* in detail it said *13.8"* When I receive the I put centers in lathe it was about *16".* After that I look closer at

I've not seen this.? ? ?Looking at Grizzly and Vevor (amazon), they appear to be a single piece headstock in the images. -- Lone Tree, Colorado? ?USA

In the 70's? I worked at a shop that purchased a new lathe made in Romania. The Romanian who came out for some warranty repair said they measured turning length distance from a spindle faceplate(not

Actually, I did that myself on my own lathe. Might as well get as much capacity as you can on such a small lathe. Mike Taglieri [email protected]> wrote:

This one did I replace all Allen set screws with square head set screws on my tool pst. No more digging out chip for the Allen set screws. Makes easy to change tool bits. Dave

I agree Most 8" is a 7" with a ?" add to swing 8". On mind you see the Plate add see photo. I would say the mini lathe is great hobby lathe. The large lathes are great but start needing forklift to

Interesting we've added the Craftsman 6x18 (Atlas only please) now to the "mini-lathe" concept.? ?That machine has its on "group.io" group. And so one might say the 8x should have its own group,

Here a little data on the??6x18" Atlas / Craftsman. From http://www.lathes.co.uk/craftsman-6-inch-catalogs/ Dave

I remember the??6x18" Atlas / Craftsman the model makers like the lathe in 1960's. The biggest problem was with ?" spindle hole and it was very long for work bench. There next option was 9" south