NEWS
 
Bookstore
Featuring metalworking and woodworking books and magazines subscriptions .
 
Ralph Patterson
Spindle Indexer Updated
Now on two separate files. A speadsheet is now available as a separate excel file and the pdf file was updated with notes for using the spreadsheet.
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Buying tools online
Listing tool items from eBay US, UK, Canada, Australia, Netherland, France, Spain and Italy.
 
John Moran's carriage auto-stop
John Moran did a mechanical auto-stop for the mini-lathe.
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Ralph Patterson plans
From Ralph Patterson, four more mini-lathe mods plans. For your convenience, new files on library are now identified with a "NEW" symbol.
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MEW articles
With the kindly permission from ArcEurotrade, seven new files with MEW articles are now available.
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 Improving mini-lathe chucks

mini-lathe chucks mods and repair

When I bought the mini lathe, found two chucks inside the box. The standard 3"- 3 jaws and a uncommon 3"- 4 jaws self centering chuck. Since then I've been using almost only the 4jaws chuck, as the TIR on the other was too bad.
Now I decided to look at it and try to get the best I can... What a surprise!
 

 Mini-lathe apron modifications

mini-lathe apron mods and a new leadscrew halfnuts lever

Improvements on mini lathe apron gear-to-rack mesh, gear to gear mesh and halfnuts to leadscrew engagement. Lots of new parts made for a new apron halfnuts lever, a new gears shaft and a very useful disengageable handwheel. The mini lathe apron was closed on both sides to be swarf-proof.
 

 Bandsaw blade guides mod

4x6 bandsaw blade guides modifications

For easy and fine adjustment of bandsaw blade guides, they were milled to 5mm deep on both parts. Blade guides were also drilled and tapped for fine adjustment screws. The outside bearings shafts were machine to hold the bearing 1mm higher than the inside bearing.