Adding rolled bearings for smoother operation. Optionally adding a NEMA 17 stepper motor.No motor: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4712247With motor: https...
After a not-entirely-successful attempt at lost foam casting ( https://youtu.be/MY-5TmODBY0 ), we got the aluminum handwheels sorted out!We have a Patreon pa...
A spider is a useful tool on a lathe for helping to secure long workpieces that stick out the back of the headstock. It is a simple design, and especially e...
Woodworking Toolrest for the Mini Lathe From Scrap: I have been wanting / needing a toolrest on my mini metal lathe to enable me to turn wood etc. I sold my Record 1.2m wood lathe last year and bought a cheap Chinese metal turning mini lathe. While I'm fixing a few faults on the lathe I can at leas…
Parting on a small hobby lathe is difficult, because of the lack of rigidity on a small lathe. This video shows a solution.This solution also prevents chatte...
A ball turning attachment that mounts in place of the top slide. The video covers the design, construction and use of the attachment.The source of the materi...
Cheap and Easy to Make Die Holder for the Mini Lathe: If you have read some of my earlier projects you'll know that I am busy (that's the wrong word - working towards, would be more accurate) making a pen turning mandrel (or mandrels) and the bits and pieces that will go with it. I would love to spend…
Testing Best Mini Metal Lathehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCHznzJHff4&t=310sSubscribe here:https://www.youtube.com/c/GsDIYUsefulThere is more to watch her...
EDIT 12/16/17: A MILLION VIEWS!!!! I'm totally blown away - thanks everyone!!EDIT 12/16/18: 2.5 MILLION VIEWS!!!! This is crazy!!! I never would have thought...
This article describes how I added an easy-to-make DRO (Digital Readout) to the cross-slide of my 7×12 mini-lathe. It uses an inexpensive digital dial indicator that I bought from Harbor Freight for about $25. It works very well and you won’t have to drill any holes in your lathe or disassemble it to install it. I’ve rarely seen a picture of a mini-lathe with a home-made DRO on it (or any kind of DRO), even though they seem to be fairly common on mini-mills. The ones for mills are usually made from inexpensive digital calipers or scales. I considered using them on the mini-lathe but rejected the idea because there is very little room to put them where they won’t ... Read more
In this video we make the tool for centering your tail-stock and show you how to modify the tail-stock so that you can property align it. Included is extende...
Os mostramos el unboxing , armado y test de este mini torno. Perfecto para trabajar con piezas pequeñas, ocupa poco espacio, es robusto y buen diseño. Casi t...
The engineer who made this is unknown as I bought this from Myford, who in turn bought it and other machines and tooling from the engineers estate. The VDH is made to Geo. H. Thomas design, and was made to suit the Myford 10 range of lathes. For my uses on a Super 7, I made a spacer plate to obtain correct centre height. Unfortunately due to circumstances this is another item I had to sell.
See how easy it is to make a milling pallet and set up the mini lathe for milling. The most rigid set-up. Mill stainless steel with ease. Also a review of a ...
This video is the second part of making of a machinists hammer with replaceable brass and acetal polymer faces on the MINI LATHE. Specifically it is the maki...
Making a Rotary Table
I recently bought a new Chinese CJ0618 7x12 Mini Lathe, very similar to the classic Sieg C2 lathe which is sold under different names all over the world. I h...
Подробная инструкция с чертежами и фото поможет сделать удобный винтовой дровокол самостоятельно, используя подручные материалы
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