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The trick is to use the locking nut on the gib screw to set the pressure, it can be very time consuming and tedious but start in the middle and work outwards, after you set the screw hold pressure on it in reverse (without changing its torque) and set the nut without over tightening. Remember...

Let’s all remember this is a mini 7x12, as a prior owner of one myself I would suggest you reset your gibs, they sound loose, parting is extremely difficult on this size of machine, you need constant coolant or cutting oil, I actually used a hacksaw to much greater effect, I marked the cut with...

Are you trying to get uniform domed accents on flat? My understanding is the through hole allows the forming hammer to press from behind into the opening creating a uniform dome, unlike a large steel stamping in a die one and done, pounding more than once may distort the effect, just a thought...

My sand is outdoors in a Rubbermaid, it’s made with play sand and food grade bentonite clay, i would prefer to make a new one with finer sand and plain cat litter. what I made will work but is not ideal, I need more clay to hold the sand, once the pour begins it bakes dry and the course sand...

And making a swage block is not easy. That’s where I was at in my smithing adventure when I bought machines to make accessories, I finally found (aka free for a popper) piece of metal big enough to make one. But I’m starting with pritchel hole accessories first. Some pretty interesting...

You posted mini lathe so I’m guessing 3”-4” chuck? They come with 2 sets of jaws in the box but as mentioned above, to many people loose track of certain parts .... or prior owner messed up and damaged/discarded them. Some chucks do have “reversible” jaws but not common outside of sherline mini...

I’m going to throw in that I have this lathe as well, I’ve never had it at full power myself, it’s on a power bar and always trips when I try the higher speeds, I’m using factory oil and gear oil mix, Its in a basement so steady temps, I will try the warm up that Tom suggests, then perhaps...

I still use my mini but it’s highly modified with long travel kit, belt drive and DRO . I’ll never let it go but I may double up to bigger one, living in rentals can be tricky to keep shop tools.

Hey hey, you should run 5 psi air from a compressor into the mix, that will get you up to temps, I used 1lb propane bottles with map torch and compressed air to do some copper, unfortunately on the second attempt the steel pipe crucible I was using fused with the copper as my bottle ran empty.