FYI, I purchased 2 (one for dad) Shars 4" 4-jaw chucks fro Shars last night for $59 each, they should arrive within a couple days. Even though Shars web site...
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C Smith
lathesmith
Feb 2, 2007 5:51 pm
I purchased my 6 1/4" 3 jaw chuck from a place called Discount Machine on ebay, I believe they are the Shars tool people. Check it out on the 'bay: ...
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jaguar3145
Feb 2, 2007 11:03 pm
Hi All; Is the "New Grizzly G0602", the old Lathemaster 9X20 reborn? Thomas...
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uptoolateman
Feb 4, 2007 6:20 pm
It doesn't appear to be the old lathemaster 9x20, it was a gear head lathe. This looks like some hybrid of a grizzly 9x19 or 11x26 bed, an 8x14 or one of the...
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jaguar3145
Feb 5, 2007 4:48 am
Thanks for the input Mike. The only things I don't like about my 8X14 are no QC box and those d.... screws that hold the chucks. After the DC motor change, the...
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uptoolateman
Feb 5, 2007 6:27 pm
I was referring to the Sieg c6 lathe which is a 10x22 Grizzly sells it as their G0516 with a milling attachment, some tool houses sell a lathe that looks very...
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digital_trucker
Feb 5, 2007 10:22 pm
I thought maybe you folks would be interested to see what I came up with to mount my Lathemaster 8x14. None of the ready-made shop benches seemed sturdy...
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Mike Payson
mpayson
Feb 6, 2007 2:25 am
I'm goint to be ordering my 8x pretty soon, but in the meantime, I need to get my shop set up for it. My shop is long & narrow, roughly 22'x8'. Because it's so...
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C Smith
lathesmith
Feb 6, 2007 3:41 am
Nice bench DT, that ought to be heavy enough to do the job. The doors and drawers will provide some welcome and much needed storage space for tooling and...
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digital_trucker
Feb 6, 2007 4:12 am
It's the QCTP from Lathemaster....
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jaguar3145
Feb 6, 2007 5:22 am
Just MHO, I have seen both and would purchase the Bay-C0M by Rudy Kouhoupt again in a heart beat. You can rent both @ Smartflix.com. I have some tapes that I'm...
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jaguar3145
Feb 6, 2007 5:30 am
... benches...
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Green, James
green127045
Feb 6, 2007 12:17 pm
You can use a 1/2" tool bit with no problems. My bits range from 1/8" - 1/2" James ________________________________ From: lathemaster@yahoogroups.com...
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Lou Abbruzzesi
lou_abbruzzesi
Feb 6, 2007 4:44 pm
Hi Mike, Keep in mind that the gearbox on the left side is on hinges, and you will need some clearance in the rear of the lathe so that the door will open. My...
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Mike Payson
mpayson
Feb 6, 2007 5:32 pm
So I assume that [http://tinyurl.com/2tnfs7] would be appropriate? I'll let you know what I think of the video, but I've seen a few of his others & been quite...
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Mike Payson
mpayson
Feb 6, 2007 5:37 pm
What do you think about the casters idea? I'm a little concerned that it will create rigidity problems, but I'm hoping that attaching it to the wall during use...
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tfm37
Feb 6, 2007 5:53 pm
If you use castors, rig it so the castors are off the floor when using the lathe. When you need the castors lower them down to raise the lathe. ... that ... ...
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fignoggle
Feb 6, 2007 5:53 pm
hi mike- we have the 8x12 on a craftsman 5-drawer roll away "premium" version which is on casters. when cranking on the cross feed you can get some movement in...
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Druid Noibn
druid_noibn
Feb 6, 2007 7:56 pm
Hi Thomas, As for the darn screws that hold the chuck...take a look at thsi site: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19575 Take care, DBN ...
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Druid Noibn
druid_noibn
Feb 6, 2007 8:03 pm
Hi Jim, I can look at my system later today and send the info to you but I do not believe photos can be posted. Do you have an e-mail address you wish me to...
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Druid Noibn
druid_noibn
Feb 6, 2007 8:05 pm
Hi Jim, My Apologies - I should read first - old eyes...<smile>; I see your address posted. Take care, DBN jspxt <jsp64@...> wrote: I was wondering if...
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Druid Noibn
druid_noibn
Feb 6, 2007 8:51 pm
Hi Mike, The 8x12/14 is a great machine and it is a bit heavy. As for tool bits (called "bits") look at pictures, look at pre-made and read the books. If the...
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uptoolateman
Feb 6, 2007 10:12 pm
I think 18" would be a bit narrow for the bench from a stability standpoint. I built mine 24"D x 42"L x 34"H out of 4x4's and 2x6's held together with 5/16 lag...
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fignoggle
Feb 6, 2007 11:54 pm
hi all- we made a prototype hybrid steady/follow rest for the 8x12/14 lathe. it uses 3 "fingers" with ball bearings (aka skate bearings) and uses parts from...
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C Smith
lathesmith
Feb 7, 2007 12:30 am
Hi David, I had ordered a follow rest and steady rest from HF with my 8x lathe almost as an afterthought, but it quickly became apparent these would be very...
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Druid Noibn
druid_noibn
Feb 7, 2007 2:56 am
Hi, Very nice - thanks. For What It's Worth - I bought the rests from HF. They arrived the first week of Nov. 2006 (took about 6 weeks). Of courses they...
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fignoggle
Feb 7, 2007 3:46 am
hi druid- glad to hear you finally received your parts. too bad about the damage.. just got to thinking that with a few mods, we can make this "hybrid" rest ...
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fignoggle
Feb 7, 2007 3:58 am
thanks chris for the complements! we're not quite happy with its performance yet, so stay tuned for some tested fixes to the design. using ball bearings may...
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C Smith
lathesmith
Feb 7, 2007 4:24 am
David, if I remember correctly I tried that HF steady rest and I believe it will handle 2 inch stuff. I know I used it for a 1 1/4 inch diameter aluminum...
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digital_trucker
Feb 7, 2007 5:15 am
Well, I finally got to run a chunk of aluminuminuminum through the thing. 6061 cuts like butter, don't it? I ground my cutter in a kind of oddball way. The...
