New Toy

Darkov · Post by **Darkov** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:21 pm

Well I finally went out and did it. What you ask......I went and bought this.

NEW_TOY

Harbour Freight had them on sale(ending today) for $369.00

So I bit the bullet and bought one. Now I can finish a couple of projects that I have waiting.

Just have to clean all the Nasty Red grease off of it.

Pete

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:47 pm

and spend another coupla hundred on accessories.

Congrats. I love my lathe. Nicest tube cutter I ever bought.

Kolschey · Post by **Kolschey** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:09 pm

Too cool. Good catch, that!

Vince Hoffmann · Post by **Vince Hoffmann** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:46 pm

Sorry to hear that, you could have gotten a much better mini lathe at a cheaper price at Rockler. The JET mini-lathe is more reliable and far more stable at higher speeds.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=2441

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:54 pm

'cept that's a wood lathe and is missing several componants common to metal lathes.

Darkov · Post by **Darkov** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:12 am

That's a wood lathe all right.....Didn't have a need for just a dedicated wood lathe. Nice thing about the 7x10 metal lathe is that you can buy a wood working tool rest to take the place of the metal tool bit. So you can still turn wood if the need comes up.

Vince Hoffmann · Post by **Vince Hoffmann** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:59 am

ahh, sorry Darkov

. I thought that unit you got there was a wood lathe. Many apologies!

animek · Post by **animek** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:17 am

Darkov wrote:Nice thing about the 7x10 metal lathe is that you can buy a wood working tool rest to take the place of the metal tool bit. So you can still turn wood if the need comes up.

Maybe right, but you'll see, you will have to do plenty of grinding and adjustment to the tool rest unit to make it fit in your lathe tool holder, especially the one from Micromark.
http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.as ... t&ID=82570

The tool rest shaft is too short, I had to build a new longer one.
the block of the unit does not enter the slot of the tool holder, I had to grind it to a smaller size, and so on.

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:30 am

animek wrote:
Darkov wrote:Nice thing about the 7x10 metal lathe is that you can buy a wood working tool rest to take the place of the metal tool bit. So you can still turn wood if the need comes up.
Maybe right, but you'll see, you will have to do plenty of grinding and adjustment to the tool rest unit to make it fit in your lathe tool holder, especially the one from Micromark.
http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.as ... t&ID=82570

The tool rest shaft is too short, I had to build a new longer one.
the block of the unit does not enter the slot of the tool holder, I had to grind it to a smaller size, and so on.

Depends on the size of the tool post. IIRC that's for a 1/2 inch tool rest, not the 3/8 that most have. Then again it could be for 5/8 or 3/4 post. Check out the Little Machine Shop.

Arklan · Post by **Arklan** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:16 pm

ooo... many spinning projects could be made quickly with that...

Darkov · Post by **Darkov** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:36 pm

Kylwell wrote:and spend another coupla hundred on accessories.

Yep, I went out and bought a new 6" bench grinder and a bunch of tool blanks today....there goes another $50.....isn't our hobby fun

Pete

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:41 pm

Just wait until you want a collet set, follower rest, knurl cutter, steady rest, live centers, and mill adapter (which means you'll also need the clamp set, divider plate, angle plates...)

Umi_Ryuzuki · Post by **Umi_Ryuzuki** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:35 pm

Kylwell wrote:Just wait until you want a collet set, follower rest, knurl cutter, steady rest, live centers, and mill adapter (which means you'll also need the clamp set, divider plate, angle plates...)

And then you run out and buy a mill...

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:40 pm

end mills, fly cutters, boring bars, v bocks, 1-2-3 blocks.....

DennisH · Post by **DennisH** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:48 pm

Yep, I went out and bought a new 6" bench grinder and a bunch of tool blanks today

Just wait until you want a collet set, follower rest, knurl cutter, steady rest, live centers, and mill adapter (which means you'll also need the clamp set, divider plate, angle plates...)

And then you run out and buy a mill...

end mills, fly cutters, boring bars, v bocks, 1-2-3 blocks.....

We need a "Tim the Tool-Man Taylor" series of manly caveman grunts here.

Dennis

Darkov · Post by **Darkov** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:13 am

It is addicting isn't it

Already started mod'ing the thing......Cam release for the tail stock.

And a bunch of other little mods I found on www.minilathe.com

As for a mill.....I've had my eye one one of those for a while too.

That darn Tim the Toolman syndrome

Pete

Umi_Ryuzuki · Post by **Umi_Ryuzuki** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:44 am

This thing is not even at the house yet, and my friend has me looking at collets... Plus he is making me build my own computer to run the thing.

Mr. Badwrench · Post by **Mr. Badwrench** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:30 pm

DennisH wrote:We need a "Tim the Tool-Man Taylor" series of manly caveman grunts here.

Ooh ooh ooh!

admiralcag · Post by **admiralcag** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:35 am

Mr. Badwrench wrote:
DennisH wrote:We need a "Tim the Tool-Man Taylor" series of manly caveman grunts here.
Ooh ooh ooh!

From the gut, Mr. Horshack.