mini lathe machine

mini lathe machine
that the feed gears are plastic. Well it did take some doing to get this lathe adjusted so that the headstock and the tailstock lined up to within one to one and a half thousands. It's still not perfect but what can we expect for a small machine made in China. Too bad Germany isn't in the business of making small lathes like they used to do.

Oh well, it seems to work ok although I do get a lot of chatter no matter where I adjust my cutting tool height. I'll probably order the tapered bearings for the headstock and change those out. Satisfied? Yes but it would be nice if China paid more attention to detail and accuracy. Oh, and it took a few days to just get the cosmolene off the unit.

It was in places that required a complete disassembly. places that required a complete disassembly. isn't in the business of making small lathes like they used to do. Oh well, it seems to work ok although I do get a lot of chatter no matter where I adjust my cutting tool height. I'll probably order the tapered bearings for the headstock and change those out.

Satisfied? Yes but it would be nice if China paid more attention to detail and accuracy. Oh, and it took a few days to just get the cosmolene off the unit. It was in places that required a complete disassembly. where I adjust my cutting tool height. I'll probably order the tapered bearings for the headstock and change those out.

Satisfied? Yes but it would be nice if China paid more attention to detail and accuracy. Oh, and it took a few days to just get the cosmolene off the unit. It was in places that required a complete disassembly. to within one to one and a half thousands. It's still not perfect but what can we expect for a small machine made in China.

Too bad Germany isn't in the business of making small lathes like they used to do. Oh well, it seems to work ok although I do get a lot of chatter no matter where I adjust my cutting tool height. I'll probably order the tapered bearings for the headstock and change those out. Satisfied? Yes but it would be nice if China paid more attention to detail and accuracy.

Oh, and it took a few days to