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Phaedros · Post by **Phaedros** » February 20th, 2021, 5:03 pm

djolemag wrote: ↑February 20th, 2021, 4:45 pm
straps68 wrote:Awesome lathe! Congrats. You gonna make some watch parts?
Well, I use it for making slightly bigger parts, tools etc.. I also have smaller one...
Heavy modded for my needs. This picture is made during upgrade progress...

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Nice! What is the base model of this machine? I as well am in the market for a bedroom size lathe with power feed right now...

djolemag · Post by **djolemag** » February 20th, 2021, 5:38 pm

Phaedros wrote:
djolemag wrote: ↑February 20th, 2021, 4:45 pm
straps68 wrote:Awesome lathe! Congrats. You gonna make some watch parts?
Well, I use it for making slightly bigger parts, tools etc.. I also have smaller one...
Heavy modded for my needs. This picture is made during upgrade progress...

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Nice! What is the base model of this machine? I as well am in the market for a bedroom size lathe with power feed right now...

This was common 7x12 Chinese lathe... I made many mods, if needed I can explain..

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Post by **Emilio** » February 20th, 2021, 5:43 pm

hako wrote: ↑February 20th, 2021, 2:23 pm
Yoda wrote: ↑February 20th, 2021, 1:45 pm
hako wrote: ↑February 20th, 2021, 1:38 pm

Now you made me curious.
What is special about an architects mat?
It can be cut and it will heal itself. Soft and often green as they say that is the best for the eyes. Not cheap, but good and it will last for a long time.
Interesting. Did‘nt know that. Cheers.

They are called cutting mats. The downside is that the surface is not as soft as rubber, more like hard plastic but flexible.

Erick510 · Post by **Erick510** » February 21st, 2021, 1:11 am

Ncrich wrote:
VanSong wrote: ↑February 18th, 2021, 7:11 am
Ncrich wrote:
Nice dial work! Which case set is this for?

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That looks amazing

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Phaedros · Post by **Phaedros** » February 21st, 2021, 6:11 am

djolemag wrote: ↑February 20th, 2021, 5:38 pm
Phaedros wrote:
djolemag wrote: ↑February 20th, 2021, 4:45 pm Well, I use it for making slightly bigger parts, tools etc.. I also have smaller one...
Heavy modded for my needs. This picture is made during upgrade progress...

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Nice! What is the base model of this machine? I as well am in the market for a bedroom size lathe with power feed right now...
This was common 7x12 Chinese lathe... I made many mods, if needed I can explain..

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What I can see is you made larger hand-wheels, added coolant and removed a lot of the housing... did you have to alter anything regarding the spindle bearing or so?

djolemag · Post by **djolemag** » February 21st, 2021, 6:27 am

Changed bearings to tapered. New longer traversal leadscrew. Linger housing for it.
Same for small compound.
Added bearings to those housings.
In headstock, i removed runner so spindle is direct driven by dc brushless motor.
Bigger chuck and backplate.
Modified tailstock locking and added bearings at handwheel.
Raised whole lathe at cast iron feet.
Also added tapered gibs at saddle.
Drilled chip plate, added coolant reservoir and pump.
Made modifications to gears transmission and plate where they reside but it still need some tweaks.
Added carrier ring for dividing plates at spindle...
Made new steel QCTP....
And stainless steel wheels

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Superspark69 · Post by **Superspark69** » February 21st, 2021, 2:24 pm

just had my straps made for my esdee cases

NortON · Post by **NortON** » February 21st, 2021, 2:30 pm

Superspark69 wrote: ↑February 21st, 2021, 2:24 pm just had my straps made for my esdee cases

Great work! Nice straps

Superspark69 · Post by **Superspark69** » February 21st, 2021, 2:35 pm

NortON wrote: ↑February 21st, 2021, 2:30 pm
Superspark69 wrote: ↑February 21st, 2021, 2:24 pm just had my straps made for my esdee cases

Great work! Nice straps

Thanks, Not by my hand, unfortunately I don't have the skill set lol, made by David Cordes!

Superspark69 · Post by **Superspark69** » February 21st, 2021, 2:36 pm

made from Gustav ammo pouches too.

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