Getting Started – Mini-lathe.com

A few 2″ and 3″ chip brushes – cheap throw-away brushes available in the HD paint department. Newspaper or cardboard to go under the lathe during cleanup process. Disposable plastic pail for cleaning parts in kerosene. 7mm open-end wrench and 2mm hex wrench to adjust gibs – most other tools are included with the lathe.

Mini Lathe

Mini Lathe. The mini lathe is made by several manufacturers in China. There are several different models including a 7x10 model, a 7x12 model, a 7x14 model, and a 7x16 model. The 7x12 model is actually 4 inches longer than the 7x10 model, and the 7x14 and 7x16 models are each an additional two inches longer than the 7x12.

8 Best Mini Metal Lathes (For Beginners)

BestEquip Metal Lathe is made from aluminium and weighs just 110 lbs. It comes with a 7-inch swing over the bed, and the distance between centers is 13.78 inches. The spindle bore is 21mm long, and the thread ranges from 12 to 52 TPI. Furthermore, the lathe bed is made of quality cast iron, and the gears are of nylon.

Sieg C8 Lathe – Mini-lathe.com

Introduction. Recently arrived at mini-lathe.com world headquarters is the new Sieg C8 lathe. In development for some time, the C8 has now joined Sieg's growing family of machine tools. Bigger and badder than the C4 and even the C6, the C8 could well be classified as a light industrial lathe. Marketed mainly for the hard-core home machinist ...

Mini-lathe.com

Mini-lathe.com. Mini-lathe.com is an extensive information resource for the 7×10, 7×12, 7×14 and 7×16 mini lathes. This site is intended primarily to help new and prospective owners understand the capabilities, limitations and frustrations of these tools and how to modify and fine-tune them to get results you might expect only from a much ...

cncminilathe

cncminilathe. Known also as the Harbor Freight mini lathe, WM180, or CJ0618, the 7×14 (or 7×10 and 7×12) bench top lathe is one very common hobby shop machine tools, due to its entry level cost and availability.

Mini Lathe

BestEquip Metal Lathe 7" x 14",Mini Metal Lathe 0-2500 RPM Variable Speed,Mini Lathe with 4" 3-jaw Chuck,Bench Top Metal Lathe, Benchtop Lathe, for Various Types of Metal Turning. 3.7 (249) $52999. Save $30.00 with coupon. This easy to use machine is built to be highly efficient and super precise for great results on your projects whatever they ...

Sieg SX4 Mill – Mini-lathe.com

Overview. The new Sieg SX4 mid-size mill is an impressive machine. It's big. It's heavy. The laws of physics dictate that the mass of a solid object increases as the cube of the linear dimensions. This formula does not hold exactly for a mill, since it is not a uniform solid object, but as you scale a machine up to handle larger work, the ...

Boring Premium Content – Mini-lathe.com

Drill a hole for the 1/4″ bolt using a 1/4-20 tap drill () – drill past slot about 1/2″. Drill out upper portion of bolt hole to 1/4″, stopping at the slot. Tap the lower portion of the bolt hole 1/4-20. Because the 3/8″ hole is drilled with the block mounted on the compound, the hole is centered on the lathe centerline so that the ...

Mini-mill – Mini-lathe.com

They are priced at around $600-$1200 (2018 prices) in most cases, but shipping costs and accessories included vary by vendor. If you are not famililar with milling machines and operations, check out the Introduction page. On the Features page you will find a detailed description of the Grizzly mini-mill, most of which also pertains to the ...