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<captkenn@...> wrote: on Hi, When drilling aluminium a good cutting fluid is a must, this kind of metal welds to the drill bit quick.

Hi, the cross slide dial may say .002 because its on a O.D. (outer diamater ) and will take off twice the amount the slide is moved. wrote: HF been deal! I be especially the alot

Hi, I am thinking of getting a mini lath and wonder which is the best for the money, I can't spend a lot but don't mind paying for value. I would like to get a good one. I have been working in a

I wouldn't count on getting a Live Center with the Homier, but I just ordered one and will let you know. The Lathe description says it includes "1 center roller" that's not shown in the picture, and

I have a ER 32 collet chuck for my 7x14. Question, for the precision (or lack of) that this lathe can do, will it make any difference which ER 32 collets I buy? I have found collets from approximately

Thanks. That's what I had assumed, but I was a bit confused due to the conflicting information available.

A "rolling center" is actually the more technically correct name for what is commonly called a "live center". This topic can almost lead to blows between people it seems. And to throw gasoline on that

According to the Homier 7x12 product info page, it includes something called a "rolling center". Is that a fancy name for a live center, or is it something else? According to the mini-lathe.com homier

Thanks to all that replied. I',ve been able to machine it, by using Rick advices and would like to say thanks to him for this wonderful idea. I've just tried to turn some steel I got around, that

It looks like the folks at HF are starting a new program where you can order catalog only items from their retail stores. If you go to their 'other' website Here <http://www.harborfreightusa.com/> ,

I think you will find that most will tell you the mini-lathes are a great value and many will tell you they can be improved with a little work you can do to them. Some have even said it is more like

Thanks John , I will see how hard it is first , I have found a metal cutting disc for the angle grinder so I might just "attack it" with this anyway. John the drill the and I the drill

It pays to check the hardness before going to a lot of trouble to shorten the taper - its easy if the taper isn't hardened -- many of the Chinese tapers are soft. My chuck and taper were from HF; I

Itamar, That was sound advice from Gordy - refreshing to hear yet another praise for the far eastern lathes. I thought I would just add that the supplier is maybe as important as the lathe in this

Most MT's are hardened and neither a hacksaw or bandsaw will touch them. I have cit several using an angle grinder and disc. You need to measure carefully before you cut, if you cut too short you will

Thank you Gordon, Indeed, I assumed it to be the situation. Best regards, Itamar.

Thanks for the reply. I do have a 3" blade and holder. I forgot I had it until you said!! John - In 7x12minilathe@..., "wardwmiller" <wardmiller@...> wrote: suitable drill how cut drill

John, when I wanted to shorten the tang on mine, I purchased a 3" Cut-Off Blade with Mandrel. Then I clamped the Taper (with suitable padding) vertically in my X-Y vise on the drill press table. I

Hi All, I want to remove the tang from the morse taper that holds my drill chuck in the tail stock. I assume it is hard steel. I have a hacksaw , metal cutting band saw and an angle grinder that I

wrote: in the not an 60s). Chinese slam the chinese lathes onthis site. But for the money, these little machines do a really good job. As long as you take a couple light finishing cuts they hold