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Shumatech group? Who is a member and can get a discount? I am having 2nd thoughts though about the performance of these units people have experienced. May have to look into it some more. What do they

Crap, seems they are buggy. Dag-gone-it! May have to make one then.

Thanks, not too happy about hearing that. I hoped for a cheap DRO. May have to try my first option of soldering into the port on the cheap digital calipers that HF and other sell so I can modify one

Wow thats some big stuff. I assumed being a 7x12 group you wouldnt be looking for over 2" round if 12" long and shorter if it was larger diameter. But I forgot many of you have other larger lathes

I did this and have been very happy! Bob Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 6:53 PM To: 7x12minilathe@... Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: Forgot to ask, bed extension kits worth it? The 14 inch

I second this! Bob Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 6:42 PM To: 7x12minilathe@... Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: Quick Change Tool Post Set Thanks Jim I think I will get that one.

I bought one Grizzly sells. http://www.grizzly.com/products/12-Digital-Scale-with-Remote-Readout-Inch-Metric-Fraction/T23012 One end is held to the apron by a screw fixed using JB Weld epoxy. The

Igaging has remote readouts. AS a member of the Shumatech group, you can get a 20% discount. If you want the the 20% discount buy directly from QUINT GRAPHICS, do not buy through. Amazon. They accept

I use 3 of 12" on my mini mill, I have extended it here and there, and they seem to work all right for me. One thing I have noticed is wen I zero or index a scale and move it around for a minute, it

nissan.370z wrote:

The 14 inch bed extension for the lathe was the best thing i did to my lathe. LMS sends along a complete set of drawings and instructions. I purchased the taps etc from Travers, but u can certainly

Thanks Jim I think I will get that one.

What lathe do you use? I thought about doing a CNC conversion later, but prefer to wait till I have more room so I can have a larger lathe too, plus a vehicle lift, a this, that and...... Oh and build

I know you need to drill and tap some holes in it is all I know. If you go that route get the 14" one for sure. If I were to do it, I would buy the largest one and skip the 12" kit. Do they have it in

If you only need small lengths like 12" or so, the guy on ebay I mentioned recently in a post of mine (reply if you didnt see it and I'll give you the info) is great for combining shipping. Just ask

Most of the commercial "Oil" finishes are actually "Long Varnishes", composed of (roughly) equal parts of solvent, varnish & the named oil. If they don't claim tung oil, they use linseed oil. I used

Remember, hobbies are a huge money and time pit. Making parts for profit involves lots of initial money to be efficient. I make just enough money making single shot adapters and scope rails to pay for

Thanks Jerry, I had never thought about going by the metal scrapyard- thanks for the memory jog! Yes, we have one here. Mostly they just take in aluminum cans and stole...errr.... copper, yeah,

I was just buying tail ends at Metal Supermarkets. While they had some interesting stuff, they didn't have everything I was looking for so only wound up with 13 pounds of steel. If you don't have a

Has anyone installed a bed extension kit? I see them available at a reasonable price. If you have one, are you happy with it? My lathe is a 7x10, and LittleMachineShop says I'll get an extra 6 inches