Hello James: The red used by Harbor Freight, Homier and Micro-Mark is Rust Oleum American Accents #7925 Colonial Red Satin and Sears Tool Box Red #3066348. I...
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Thomas
maxitjb
Oct 4, 2005 5:19 pm
I used a new, 1978, GE DC motor and drive from Surplus Center. Total cost $160 including one additional V belt. I now cut 5/8-11 stopped threads with ease at...
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Green, James
green127045
Oct 4, 2005 7:03 pm
I would love to see the details.. What was the additional V belt used for???? James ________________________________ From: lathemaster@yahoogroups.com...
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mineralman55
Oct 4, 2005 7:21 pm
... What are you using for speed control? Larry...
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Thomas
maxitjb
Oct 4, 2005 11:18 pm
The speed control is a 10 ohm dimmer switch furnished by Minarik; MM23000C series. (www.minarikdrives.com) with the drive as purchased from Surplus center...
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Green, James
green127045
Oct 5, 2005 12:35 pm
Didn't think that a 1/2 HP motor had enough torque to handle an 8 x 14 lathe??? Any idea on the range of speeds that you get with this motor??? James ...
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Thomas
maxitjb
Oct 5, 2005 7:12 pm
My objective was the ability to cut large diameter coarse pitch threads to a shoulder and now I do this regularly. The motor speed is 1725 rpm as the original....
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wsampl00
Oct 6, 2005 3:44 am
Lathemaster is out of the SIEG X3 mill and won't have any for two months. Is there any other dealer in the US?...
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ocmodels
Oct 6, 2005 7:51 am
I have gone through the lesson projects the school had (vise work stop, soft center, parallels and strap clamp) and would like some more projects to work on in...
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ocmodels
Oct 6, 2005 7:51 am
... Do you think they will have them around January? I want to get one but won't have the money till my b-day. :D Jeffrey Park...
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Green, James
green127045
Oct 6, 2005 11:47 am
I was in this same boat last winter during my second semester of machine shop. I ended up ordering a set of plans for a radius / ball turner and adapting the...
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wsampl00
Oct 7, 2005 9:27 pm
I would think so. My estimate is they will have them sometime in early December....
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cba_melbourne
Oct 8, 2005 1:21 am
... Easy to find out. Go to the manufacturers's website: http://www.siegind.com/ At the top click on the "message" box. Ask for a list of US dealers. The last...
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BobWarfield
Oct 9, 2005 9:14 am
Yep, positive rake is a must for these little machines. Even the Machine Shop Trade Secrets guy prefers positive rake in his book for the big machines. BW...
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BobWarfield
Oct 9, 2005 9:14 am
The carbide inserts are great! I also use HSS if I need to grind a custom shape, and I agree it isn't that hard to grind them, just time consuming. I prefer...
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jasfast99
Oct 9, 2005 8:43 pm
I've spent too many hours on-line looking for the "perfect" lathe...you know the $20,000 machine that costs only $2000. I'm tired of looking now and just want...
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gmdagena2000
Oct 10, 2005 5:33 am
Frankly, I haven't heard any bad about the G4003, or the Birmingham, Harbor Freight, Enco, of other brand tagged versions of the 12X36 gear head lathe. If your...
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Don Feinberg
ducque
Oct 10, 2005 9:12 am
I share your questions -- and I don't have answers either. I can only make your question more vexing: have a look at the Grizzly G9972Z. That machine, I...
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BobWarfield
Oct 10, 2005 4:50 pm
Guys, I'm trying to design 2 tumbler systems for my Lathemaster 9x30 lathe. First is a "High-Low"; gear, the equivalent of back gears so I can get down to just...
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Green, James
green127045
Oct 10, 2005 8:06 pm
Bob I've had the tumble reverse project on the back burner far too long and you have basically come up with the same ideas. I was thinking along the lines of...
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ger_debruijn
Oct 10, 2005 9:32 pm
Hello ;) Sorry for my bad english but i'm from holland , so its not my native language ;) I will try to give some answers , i'm an instrument maker thats used ...
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BobWarfield
Oct 10, 2005 10:41 pm
Good to hear we are somewhat on the same lines, James! I really do want to get a High-Low range because I do a lot of work with carbide inserts. I've used the...
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jgs82753
Oct 11, 2005 8:57 am
Hi, All! This is my 1st post as I am a new member, a new 9x30 owner, and new to machining - that's a lotta 'new!' I'll have a lot more dumb questions (besides...
I really appreciate the responses, and I did find the picture of the threading chart that someone posted here. It really looks like the Lathemaster 9x30 is...
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uptoolateman
Oct 11, 2005 3:32 pm
I've had pretty good luck using the thread formulas in the owners manual to find the non standard pitches I've needed, although everytime I need to use the...
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Green, James
green127045
Oct 12, 2005 11:45 am
Why spend the time creating T-slots for a rear mounted tool post??? Make the base of the tool post square and bolt it to the cross slide with 4 bolts...... ...
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willybbca
Oct 12, 2005 9:13 pm
Hi Guys Anyone order a machine from Lathemaster and have it shipped to Canada? How did it go? Any problems? Interested to hear how you made out with the...
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ecronin
edward_cronin
Oct 13, 2005 3:14 am
Bill, I had a mill shipped to Wisconsin which is almost to Canada :). Everything went smooth. Ed willybbca <billblackburn@...> wrote: Hi Guys Anyone...
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Mitch Cundiff
mcundiff1
Oct 13, 2005 5:03 am
Hello all ; Well I have had my 8 X 14 for a few months, And its Best tool in my shop. If your thinking of getting one , do it ! It never stops amazeing me...
