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7x12 mini lathe in fetching blue!

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1234
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Press fit with mini-lathe - tips
Press fit with mini-lathe - cheating method!!
Biggest 7x12 Job
Morse Tapers
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Cutting Fluid
Slitting Saw
Glanze Boring Bar
Measuring / Micrometers
Engineering parallels
Transfer Punches
Drill bits
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Worm Gears and Wheels
Lathe Tools
DIY carriage lock
DIY compound slide lock
Power Drill cross slide
Things to buy
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Principles of use
Fixing chuck runout - grinding!
DIY rotary table / Divider
Chucks + changing chucks
Increase mini-lathe torque


Home Anodising

Pictures of my chester 7x12 mini-lathe

Here is my mini-lathe in all its glory... or mess, as some would say.

workshop lathe

Here is another shot of my workshop areas. Please note the mess! One that I despise is the frequent images of peoples workshops where they have clearly tidied up just before taking the photos of their lathes, milling machines etc. Here is my lathe after working on a job in a nice honest mess!


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