--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "ve8rt" <ve8rt@...> wrote:

I'm new and here is my brief intro.
My name is Ron, I'm and amateur radio operator (VE8RT) in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada. Its been a few decades since I had a machine shop class in high school, but my employer has an antique lathe that I can use, and a newer vertical mill that they would also let me try.

If I can do it safely, I'd like to catch up on forgotten skills, and learn a few new ones, to build some personal projects. To that end I'm looking for advice, including recommended reading or videos, for beginning metalworking.

At this time I do not have the space at home for even my drill press, which is in the shed in the back. Perhaps if we move into a place with more space when I retire (a few years away) I'll set up a personal shop.

Ron

On Mon, 2012-11-12 at 01:46 +0000, Roy wrote:

MIT has produced a pretty good set of videos to help prevent rust
damage (from student blood) to their shop machines:



Roy

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "ve8rt" <ve8rt@...> wrote:

I'm new and here is my brief intro.
My name is Ron, I'm and amateur radio operator (VE8RT) in

Yellowknife, NWT, Canada. Its been a few decades since I had a machine
shop class in high school, but my employer has an antique lathe that I
can use, and a newer vertical mill that they would also let me try.

If I can do it safely, I'd like to catch up on forgotten skills, and

learn a few new ones, to build some personal projects. To that end I'm
looking for advice, including recommended reading or videos, for
beginning metalworking.

At this time I do not have the space at home for even my drill

press, which is in the shed in the back. Perhaps if we move into a
place with more space when I retire (a few years away) I'll set up a
personal shop.

Ron

From: iamcruzinincognito
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 8:49 AM
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: Hello from Yellowknife

On Mon, 2012-11-12 at 13:49 +0000, iamcruzinincognito wrote:

Tubal cain also has quite a few videos on youtube, covering mostly
lathe work but I also think he does some milling videos too...

Actually there are quite a few people posting videos on youtube
regarding this hobby :) google is my friend :D

Good reading... umm the 'workshop practice series' of books I
personally have found invaluable...

Also websites / forums such as this one and perhaps home model
machinist, etc I find handy for finding out different ways of doing
things

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., R Thompson <ve8rt@...> wrote:

Thanks, I could do a web search, but if you have it handy, where could I
find the "Workshop Practices" series of books.

Internet stuff is great, but I get neck and back problems if I'm in
front of the screen in one position too long.

Ron

On Mon, 2012-11-12 at 13:49 +0000, iamcruzinincognito wrote:

Tubal cain also has quite a few videos on youtube, covering mostly
lathe work but I also think he does some milling videos too...

Actually there are quite a few people posting videos on youtube
regarding this hobby :) google is my friend :D

Good reading... umm the 'workshop practice series' of books I
personally have found invaluable...

Also websites / forums such as this one and perhaps home model
machinist, etc I find handy for finding out different ways of doing
things

On Tue, 2012-11-13 at 02:03 +0000, Roy wrote:

Lindsay books has a lot of useful shop stuff. I think they're
scheduled to shut down sometime in the not too distant future.



There are some public domain copies of a lot of the truly old stuff;
links are in the "links" section of the group.

Roy

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., R Thompson <ve8rt@...> wrote:

Thanks, I could do a web search, but if you have it handy, where

could I

find the "Workshop Practices" series of books.

Internet stuff is great, but I get neck and back problems if I'm in
front of the screen in one position too long.

Ron

On Mon, 2012-11-12 at 13:49 +0000, iamcruzinincognito wrote:

Tubal cain also has quite a few videos on youtube, covering mostly
lathe work but I also think he does some milling videos too...

Actually there are quite a few people posting videos on youtube
regarding this hobby :) google is my friend :D

Good reading... umm the 'workshop practice series' of books I
personally have found invaluable...

Also websites / forums such as this one and perhaps home model
machinist, etc I find handy for finding out different ways of

doing

things

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., R Thompson <ve8rt@...> wrote:

Thanks, I could do a web search, but if you have it handy, where could I
find the "Workshop Practices" series of books.

Internet stuff is great, but I get neck and back problems if I'm in
front of the screen in one position too long.

Ron

On Tue, 2012-11-13 at 10:27 +0000, andyf1108 wrote:

Hi Ron,

As I think I mentioned in one of my emails, Arc Euro Trade stocks the
whole Workshop Practice series, at about half the price of Amazon in
the US. Arc Euro's shipping charges are reasonable, so I doubt if
shipping across the Atlantic would tip the scales in favour of
Amazon.

Some of the books in the series are more useful than others; I got one
on motors in the workshop, but I think it was written some time ago.

Three other free sources of information:
User's manual written in English rather than Chinglish:
< >

A guide to preparing the lathe once you get it:
<
20Dismantling%20and%20Reassembly%20Guide.pdf >

A book for Boxford (cloned South Bend) users, which contains a good
deal of general advice on lathe operations, tools etc not specific to
Boxfords:
< >

Andy

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., R Thompson <ve8rt@...> wrote:

Thanks, I could do a web search, but if you have it handy, where

could I

find the "Workshop Practices" series of books.

Internet stuff is great, but I get neck and back problems if I'm in
front of the screen in one position too long.

Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@...
[mailto:7x12minilathe@...]On Behalf Of R Thompson
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 9:26 AM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Re: Hello from Yellowknife


Thanks for those titles too Andy. Last night I put an order in to
Lindsay Books. Arceurotrade is next on the things to do list.

I visited the Busybeetools website and was looking over their Craftex
CX04 lathe, which apparently is a re-branded Homier 7X12 lathe. They
have it on sale at the moment for $699 (reg. $899) and I was wondering
if I should impulse buy that while it is on sale and stash it away until
I have room for it.

My preference is to buy North American or European made products, so
I've been looking at the Taig machines too.

Well I won't be buying anything much if I don't get out the door and get
to work.

Ron

On Tue, 2012-11-13 at 10:27 +0000, andyf1108 wrote:

Hi Ron,

As I think I mentioned in one of my emails, Arc Euro Trade stocks the
whole Workshop Practice series, at about half the price of Amazon in
the US. Arc Euro's shipping charges are reasonable, so I doubt if
shipping across the Atlantic would tip the scales in favour of
Amazon.

Some of the books in the series are more useful than others; I got one
on motors in the workshop, but I think it was written some time ago.

Three other free sources of information:
User's manual written in English rather than Chinglish:
< >

A guide to preparing the lathe once you get it:
<
20Dismantling%20and%20Reassembly%20Guide.pdf >

A book for Boxford (cloned South Bend) users, which contains a good
deal of general advice on lathe operations, tools etc not specific to
Boxfords:
< >

Andy

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., R Thompson <ve8rt@...> wrote:

Thanks, I could do a web search, but if you have it handy, where

could I

find the "Workshop Practices" series of books.

Internet stuff is great, but I get neck and back problems if I'm in
front of the screen in one position too long.

Ron

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-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@...
[mailto:7x12minilathe@...]On Behalf Of R Thompson
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 9:26 AM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Re: Hello from Yellowknife


Thanks for those titles too Andy. Last night I put an order in to
Lindsay Books. Arceurotrade is next on the things to do list.

I visited the Busybeetools website and was looking over their Craftex
CX04 lathe, which apparently is a re-branded Homier 7X12 lathe. They
have it on sale at the moment for $699 (reg. $899) and I was wondering
if I should impulse buy that while it is on sale and stash it away until
I have room for it.

My preference is to buy North American or European made products, so
I've been looking at the Taig machines too.

Well I won't be buying anything much if I don't get out the door and get
to work.

Ron

On Tue, 2012-11-13 at 10:27 +0000, andyf1108 wrote:

Hi Ron,

As I think I mentioned in one of my emails, Arc Euro Trade stocks the
whole Workshop Practice series, at about half the price of Amazon in
the US. Arc Euro's shipping charges are reasonable, so I doubt if
shipping across the Atlantic would tip the scales in favour of
Amazon.

Some of the books in the series are more useful than others; I got one
on motors in the workshop, but I think it was written some time ago.

Three other free sources of information:
User's manual written in English rather than Chinglish:
< >

A guide to preparing the lathe once you get it:
<
20Dismantling%20and%20Reassembly%20Guide.pdf >

A book for Boxford (cloned South Bend) users, which contains a good
deal of general advice on lathe operations, tools etc not specific to
Boxfords:
< >

Andy

--- In 7x12minilathe@..., R Thompson <ve8rt@...> wrote:

Thanks for those titles too Andy. Last night I put an order in to
Lindsay Books. Arceurotrade is next on the things to do list.

I visited the Busybeetools website and was looking over their Craftex
CX04 lathe, which apparently is a re-branded Homier 7X12 lathe. They
have it on sale at the moment for $699 (reg. $899) and I was wondering
if I should impulse buy that while it is on sale and stash it away until
I have room for it.

My preference is to buy North American or European made products, so
I've been looking at the Taig machines too.

Well I won't be buying anything much if I don't get out the door and get
to work.

Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@...
[mailto:7x12minilathe@...]On Behalf Of andyf1108
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:28 AM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: Hello from Yellowknife


Hi Ron,



Both the Craftex and Homier lathes are re-branded Siegs from China. The Sieg
7x lathes constitute the majority of the mini-lathes in the US and Canada, I
think. There are a few from the Real Bull factory, sold by Big Dog in the US
(this is beginning to sound like a farmyard). RBs differ in detail from
Siegs, and have a few minor improvements in the way of oil ports and a fairy
standard US speed control board rather than a Chinese one. Most of the
important bits are interchangeable.



Before plumping for a Taig (or a Sherline - another you might consider),
check if it is as versatile as the Chinese offerings, and will do
screwcutting, including LH threads, and pliain turning towards the
tailstock, all of which require that the leadscrew be reversed while the
spindle is still running forward. Also check if the carriage can be unlocked
from the leadscrew so it can be run quickly along the bed using an apron
handwheel working a rack and pinion. I simply don't know if Taigs and
Sherlines offer these features.



Andy



--- In 7x12minilathe@..., R Thompson <ve8rt@...> wrote:

Thanks for those titles too Andy. Last night I put an order in to
Lindsay Books. Arceurotrade is next on the things to do list.

I visited the Busybeetools website and was looking over their Craftex
CX04 lathe, which apparently is a re-branded Homier 7X12 lathe. They
have it on sale at the moment for $699 (reg. $899) and I was wondering
if I should impulse buy that while it is on sale and stash it away until
I have room for it.

My preference is to buy North American or European made products, so
I've been looking at the Taig machines too.

Well I won't be buying anything much if I don't get out the door and get
to work.

Ron

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In reply to the question about the Sherlines.  They suffer from the same
reversible leadscrew and the necessity to crank the carriage back & forth
with the LS.  I assume this is true of the Taigs, but as I don't have one, I
don't know.

Mert



-----Original Message-----
From: 7x12minilathe@...
[mailto:7x12minilathe@...]On Behalf Of andyf1108
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:28 AM
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Subject: [7x12minilathe] Re: Hello from Yellowknife


Hi Ron,



Both the Craftex and Homier lathes are re-branded Siegs from China. The Sieg
7x lathes constitute the majority of the mini-lathes in the US and Canada, I
think. There are a few from the Real Bull factory, sold by Big Dog in the US
(this is beginning to sound like a farmyard). RBs differ in detail from
Siegs, and have a few minor improvements in the way of oil ports and a fairy
standard US speed control board rather than a Chinese one. Most of the
important bits are interchangeable.



Before plumping for a Taig (or a Sherline - another you might consider),
check if it is as versatile as the Chinese offerings, and will do
screwcutting, including LH threads, and pliain turning towards the
tailstock, all of which require that the leadscrew be reversed while the
spindle is still running forward. Also check if the carriage can be unlocked
from the leadscrew so it can be run quickly along the bed using an apron
handwheel working a rack and pinion.  I simply don't know if Taigs and
Sherlines offer these features.



Andy



--- In 7x12minilathe@..., R Thompson  wrote:
  

Thanks for those titles too Andy.  Last night I put an order in to
Lindsay Books.  Arceurotrade is next on the things to do list.

I visited the Busybeetools website and was looking over their Craftex
CX04 lathe, which apparently is a re-branded Homier 7X12 lathe.  They
have it on sale at the moment for $699 (reg. $899) and I was wondering
if I should impulse buy that while it is on sale and stash it away until
I have room for it.

My preference is to buy North American or European made products, so
I've been looking at the Taig machines too.

Well I won't be buying anything much if I don't get out the door and get
to work.

        Ron

    

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--- In 7x12minilathe@..., R Thompson <ve8rt@...> wrote:

Thanks Roy,

I was thinking of putting off my purchase for now, maybe I should
re-think it. They have a few books of interest, I hope that someone
will continue to offer them at a reasonable price.

Sometimes resisting the impulse buying urge means a missed
opportunity. Its hard to know what to do.

While on the subject of impulse buying, BusyBee Tools, which has a
store in Edmonton (cheaper shipping to Yellowknife from there) > > >