Sure one can have enough, I don't expect to turn more than 120 years old 😉 and with that in mind, one can only use so many bits and pieces 🙂
Magura 🙂
Magura 🙂
mpmarino said:
It is from lathemaster 8x 14. it is the same as harbor freight 8 x12 but he checks them over and they are better examples than the harbor freight ones. still made in china though.
I have already planned some mods though, such as a ball turning attachment, and a variable speed treadmill motor instead of the 6 fixed speeds (variable speed is one advantage the cheapo 7x10s have)
In operation is is very smooth and accurate right out of the box. the carriage moves very easily yet there is no play.
The ways are induction hardened and seem very precice.
gears are all metal. unfortunately gear changing is manual. so setting up to cut threads takes a fem minutes.
it weighs 210 pounds which is actually more than 9x20 benchtop lathes. i even found a yahoo email group for lathemaster owners.
I also bought a Quick change tool post and a benchtop bandsaw. both are very good time savers!
The bench was made from 4x4 pressure treated lumber bolted together with 7inch studs. and 2x4's, the top is 3/4 ply with 5 2x4 braces drawers are 1/2 ply with 3/4 fronts. it weighs almost as much as the lathe 😀
Magura said:
Unfortunately the great distance makes such transactions of metal items prohibitive - BUT, you are very kind!
Why so grim?
Lathemaster - yes I looked at them. They have a great reputation to be quite good out of box. I have a disease- Heavy Metal Syndrome. For some strange reason, unless it comes along with 1000lbs+ of cast iron, it's not for me.
😕 
I have too much tools laying around to list (think the lost ark). Drop me a line if there is something you need.
As for your new little lathe. Looks good, but the wooden table isn't going to do it much good. Stuff like that likes mass....and loads of it! So a chunk of concrete bolted onto the lathe would help you a lot when it comes to precision. A nice big chunk of steel will do as well, but is somewhat more expensive and harder to get to the workshop
Magura 🙂
As for your new little lathe. Looks good, but the wooden table isn't going to do it much good. Stuff like that likes mass....and loads of it! So a chunk of concrete bolted onto the lathe would help you a lot when it comes to precision. A nice big chunk of steel will do as well, but is somewhat more expensive and harder to get to the workshop
Magura 🙂
Magura said:
I presume that you have at least 20 killos of ugly russian bits'n'pieces.......ugly like hell, but works as charm.......
😉
Zen Mod said:
Nope, I have very few russian tools.....but 20+ kilograms of russian components...that's a fact 🙂
I sort of never really got used to my russian tools, so I gave them to a friend of mine in Latvia when I went back to Denmark.
Plus the fact that I bought a lot of vestern tools on an lquidation auction for cheap some time ago
Magura 🙂
EDIT: but I brought home the russian bicycle I got as farewell present from the bike club I worked for in Latvia....and it's still my preferred bike 🙂
That Lathe looks exactly like a Romac.
Good machine, especially for the price. Oil it religiously because they tend to corrode rapidly. That's the only little minus on these.
If you haven't had a lathe before I suggest painting your chuck key bright pink and tie a ribbon to it, you'll soon find out why if you haven't already. When making big cuts watch where your swarf starts piling up, the lugs on the chuck can whip you with a bundle of it.
Good machine, especially for the price. Oil it religiously because they tend to corrode rapidly. That's the only little minus on these.
If you haven't had a lathe before I suggest painting your chuck key bright pink and tie a ribbon to it, you'll soon find out why if you haven't already. When making big cuts watch where your swarf starts piling up, the lugs on the chuck can whip you with a bundle of it.
I have other things that use a chuck key as well. great idea
i have it stuck to a hard drive magnet right by the chuck.
i can see that metal would corrode quite easily. Lucky my basement is very dry because of the AC. i will keep it oiled as well.
one thing i do not like very much is the gear system i cut some threads the other day just to see if i could (it worked great). and it took a while to set up the gears. i might try and get or make a gearbox.
i just got
this
and this
to make a milling attachment.
i have it stuck to a hard drive magnet right by the chuck.
i can see that metal would corrode quite easily. Lucky my basement is very dry because of the AC. i will keep it oiled as well.
one thing i do not like very much is the gear system i cut some threads the other day just to see if i could (it worked great). and it took a while to set up the gears. i might try and get or make a gearbox.
i just got
this
and this
to make a milling attachment.
I see it hasn't happened to you yet, the bright colour is not to make it easier to find, it's to remind you to take the key out of the chuck before pressing the go button.
If it doesn't hit you in the face it will slam against the bed then hit you somewhere even more painful.
Yes, I have.
If it doesn't hit you in the face it will slam against the bed then hit you somewhere even more painful.
Yes, I have.
it happened with the tommy bar in my taig. it smashed a fluorescent tube (luckily across the room)
lesson. dont have uncovered fluorescents in the workshop!
now i use an adjustable wrench and a big punch instead of the tommy bars. you cant leave them on there.
as for the bigger lathe, it has not happened yet. maybe a key with a spring loaded "ejector" would work, my drill press has that (it is somewhat annoying though)
lesson. dont have uncovered fluorescents in the workshop!
now i use an adjustable wrench and a big punch instead of the tommy bars. you cant leave them on there.
as for the bigger lathe, it has not happened yet. maybe a key with a spring loaded "ejector" would work, my drill press has that (it is somewhat annoying though)
Lathe ...then Atomic Furnace ...
Per the (In)famous Bob and Ray Comic Routine, it looks like you will soon need your own Atomic Furnace to make rocks to your own specifications !!! The DIYers justification for almost anything and nearly everything !!!
Per the (In)famous Bob and Ray Comic Routine, it looks like you will soon need your own Atomic Furnace to make rocks to your own specifications !!! The DIYers justification for almost anything and nearly everything !!!
they are MR11s with 15 bright white LEDs inside, compatible with halogen systems (but not as hot)
got em from ebay, led wholesalers
got em from ebay, led wholesalers
Re: chuck keys- in a real shop, anybody who removes their hand from a chuck key while it's in the chuck is fired on the spot. You're either turning the thing, or it's out of the chuck. I find the spring loaded ones annoying and it's easier to damage the hole if it won't stay deeply engaged, so the first rule is just easier to follow. Ultimately, safety is a matter of thinking about every possible thing that could go wrong, and taking steps to prevent it, and to be protected if it does anyway.
Trouble you can't fool me, I see you behind that tree! Ry Cooder, and probably older than that.
Trouble you can't fool me, I see you behind that tree! Ry Cooder, and probably older than that.
Wow! making your own lightbulbs, that's pretty DIY
...next you'll be rollin your own caps and vacuuming your own tubes😎
...next you'll be rollin your own caps and vacuuming your own tubes😎
I don't know if this is something you can buy readymade, but I always thought it would be good to have a little box with a microswitch inside that is activated by sticking the chuck key in a hole. Wire the microswitch in series with the "start" button of the lathe or whatever so nothing runs unless the chuck key is safely stored.
Habit is good, but this would be there that one time when something interrupts you or someone less careful uses the machine.
Habit is good, but this would be there that one time when something interrupts you or someone less careful uses the machine.
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