Kinda OnT: Hobby lathe

by Gunner , St Louis, Monday, March 05, 2012, 17:20 (4646 days ago) @ Hoot

I have this one.........

http://www.harborfreight.com/7-inch-x-10-inch-precision-mini-lathe-93212.html

Pretty decent, couldn't do NASA work on it but good enough for small projects, two keys to running a lathe 1) understand how to set it up and run it. 2) buy GOOD tooling for it. Also buy and use good metal for projects, junk metal only leads to junk projects.

Here are some links to help.....

http://www.mini-lathe.com/

http://www.varmintal.com/alath.htm#Mini_Lathe

http://www.onlinemetals.com/index.cfm?affiliate_id=264

http://www.littlemachineshop.com

Gunner