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  1. M

    Thread Gearing

    That's the problem I put the 40 gear in A position and 45 in D position but then I can't find a gear that will fit in B position that will engage everything and work the lead screw
  2. M

    Tail Stock lock

    It's a 10 mm, I got 1
  3. M

    Thread Gearing

    This is probably a dumb question, but I can't figure out this gearing, I'm trying to cut internal 18 course threads, my lathe says I need a 40 tooth in A position and a 45 in D position, Right. Thing is, what goes in B and C position ? Here's a couple pics for you gurus to see. I'm assuming A...
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    Tail Stock lock

    That's brilliant, I'm gona use this on mine.
  5. M

    Tail Stock lock

    That's exactly the set up I have, except for the bottom washer and nut. I will try in the morning. Thanks
  6. M

    Tail Stock lock

    Well with the Mini Lathe you have to tighten the bolt on the tail stock in order to lock it in place, so you need a wrench all the time, so to get rid of hunting down a wrench all the time, i made a sleeve of 3/4" and on the inside of that I have made a threaded 5/8" piston, made a short shaft...
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    Tail Stock lock

    Well, I did it, I got rid of that damn bolt for tightening the tail stock, I got it working but it's not quit tight enough ? Where did I go wrong ? What could i do to make it tighter ? I tried turning in 1 more turn on the bolt, but then i can't get the tail stock back on the bed.
  8. M

    Milling machine

    I just used 2 Vernier Calipers, I just fabricated a couple brackets to hold them. Same principal except it only cost me $30 compared to $140 that LMS wants, works the same.
  9. M

    Milling machine

    yeah I figured as much, anything mini is a work in progress, speaking of DRO's I just installed 1 on my tail stock on the Lathe and thinking on doing the cross slide as well. They are the cat's meow for sure.
  10. M

    Milling machine

    I see, I need something like that, I'm just starting out so I got lots of time to look around and find something, I bought a 7 X12 King mini lathe and it's working all right for now, although I had to do a bunch of fixing to get it to turn a decent part, there pretty flimsy, Now I need a mill.
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