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Lathe, mill and machinery related documentation. All these files are available for download on this site with authors permission. Please understand that this doesn't mean they can be posted on any other site for download without the always necessary authors permission.

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From Ralph's plans

Built in the workshop
ThingsMadeGood made a hand crank for the mini-lathe and a tailstock die holder with a wood stand.

Ralph Patterson's plans

 

Taper attachment plans for 7x mini-lathe
Taper attachment for 7x lathe
15 pages - 0,5Mb pdf document
© 2008 Ralph Patterson
 
Tailstock lever plans for 7x14 mini-lathe
Tailstock lever
18 pages - 0,5Mb pdf document
© 2003 Ralph Patterson
 
Jackshaft speed reducer plans for 7x mini-lathe
Jackshaft speed reducer for 7x lathe
30 pages - 1,0Mb pdf document
© 2006 Ralph Patterson
 
Jackshaft speed reducer plans for 7x14 mini-lathe
Jackshaft speed reducer for 7x14 lathe
26 pages - 0,8Mb pdf document
© 2008 Ralph Patterson
 
Tailstock cam lock plans for 7x mini-lathe
Tailstock cam lock for 7x lathe (rear)
12 pages - 0,4Mb pdf document
© 2007 Ralph Patterson
 
Tailstock cam lock plans for 7x mini-lathe
Tailstock cam lock for 7x lathe (front)
8 pages - 0,2Mb pdf document
© 2007 Ralph Patterson
 
Boring bars and boring bar holder plans for 7x mini-lathe
Boring bars and boring bar holder
11 pages - 0,3Mb pdf document
© 2007 Ralph Patterson
 
Gages plans
Gages
8 pages - 0,7Mb pdf document
© 2007 Ralph Patterson
 
Hand crank plans for 7x mini-lathe
Hand crank for 7x lathe (version 1)
6 pages - 0,6Mb pdf document
© Ralph Patterson
 
Hand crank plans for 7x mini-lathe
Hand crank for 7x lathe (version 2)
11 pages - 0,6Mb pdf document
© 2007 Ralph Patterson
 
Hand crank plans for 7x mini-lathe
Hand crank for 7x lathe (version 3)
6 pages - 0,2Mb pdf document
© Ralph Patterson
 
Filling rest plans for 7x lathe
Filling rest for 7x lathe
5 pages - 0,3Mb pdf document
© Ralph Patterson
 
Spider plans for 7x mini-lathe
Spider for 7x lathe
11 pages - 0,8Mb pdf document
© 2007 Ralph Patterson
 
Compound mod plans for 7x mini-lathe
Compound mod for 7x lathe
9 pages - 0,5Mb pdf document
© 2006 Ralph Patterson
 
Carriage autostop plans for 7x mini-lathe
Carriage auto stop 7x lathe
16 pages - 0,5Mb pdf document
© 2007 Ralph Patterson
 
Carriage stop plans for 7x mini-lathe
Carriage stop for 7x lathe
5 pages - 0,2Mb pdf document
© 2005 Ralph Patterson
 
Leadscrew handwheel plans for 7x mini-lathe
Leadscrew handwheel for 7x lathe
11 pages - 0,6Mb pdf document
© 2003 Ralph Patterson
 
Tailstock die holder plans
Tailstock die holder
10 pages - 0,6Mb pdf document
© 2004 Ralph Patterson
Spindle indexer plans for 7x mini-lathe
Spindle indexer for 7x lathe (1/2)
33 pages - 1,0Mb excel document
© 2003 Ralph Patterson
 
Spindle indexer plans for 7x mini-lathe
Spindle indexer for 7x lathe (2/2)
spreadsheet - 0,0Mb excel document
© 2003 Ralph Patterson
 
Norman style QCTP plans for 7x mini-lathe
Norman Patent QCTP for mini-lathe
8 pages - 0,5Mb pdf document
© 2002 Ralph Patterson
 
Spanner plans for 7x mini-lathe spindle nuts
Spanner for 7x lathe spindle nuts
2 pages - 0,1Mb pdf document
© 2002 Ralph Patterson
 
Arbor extension plans for 7x mini-lathe
Arbor extension for 7x lathe
11 pages - 0,5Mb pdf document
© 2002 Ralph Patterson
 
Diamond tool holder plans for 7x mini-lathe
Tangential / Diamond toolholder
11 pages - 0,6Mb pdf document
© 2000 Ralph Patterson
 
Grinder rest plans
Grinder rest
11 pages - 0,5Mb pdf document
© 2001 Ralph Patterson
 
Ball turning tool plans for 7x mini-lathe
Ball turning tool for 7x lathe
6 pages - 0,2Mb pdf document
© Ralph Patterson
 
Fine feed plans for 7x mini-lathe
Fine feed for 7x lathe
15 pages - 1,3Mb pdf document
© Ralph Patterson
 
Vikki Ford's carriage lock plans for 7x mini-lathe
Vikki Ford's carriage lock for 7x lathe
9 pages - 1,0Mb pdf document
© Ralph Patterson