Wow. I love it. Fast,Simple and it really works well. Watched your video, did what you said and it worked great. I had to come back to your channel and subscribe. Thanks for your help.
Interesting! Richard, did you buy your lathe new, and it had those set-screws on the dials factory-installed? I have an older but "equivalent" mini-lathe, and it does not have the set screws. Both dials have built-in friction springs, so that the dials can be rotated independent of the handles (just like "big lathes"). In fact, I thought that _all_ mini-lathes were made the same as mine. There are quite a few UA-cam videos where someone shows the handles and the dials being removed, and the videos always warn viewers to be careful not to lose the friction springs, which can easily "jump out". In any case, you have shown a good and easy solution for lathes where the dials are secured by set-screws. (What brand??)
Thanks for sharing the info Walter. My lathe was from eBay a couple of years ago under the brand "Crenex". No, I've never heard of them either 😂 Interesting to hear that some of the mini lathes have friction springs fitted. As far as I am aware there a about three factories in China that make this style of lathe and they sell them to tool companies that re-brand them as their own. Here in the UK we have companies such as Clarke, Warco and Amadeal who re-sell these lathes, often in their own colours. I reckon "Crenex" buy up seconds, rejects and spares from the lathe factories and cobble them into (barely) saleable machines. Mine cost £375 GBP new so I imagine it skipped quite a bit of QA to come in at that price. All the best - Richard
Wow. I love it. Fast,Simple and it really works well. Watched your video, did what you said and it worked great. I had to come back to your channel and subscribe. Thanks for your help.
Thanks Glenn, glad it helped 👍
Interesting! Richard, did you buy your lathe new, and it had those set-screws on the dials factory-installed? I have an older but "equivalent" mini-lathe, and it does not have the set screws. Both dials have built-in friction springs, so that the dials can be rotated independent of the handles (just like "big lathes"). In fact, I thought that _all_ mini-lathes were made the same as mine. There are quite a few UA-cam videos where someone shows the handles and the dials being removed, and the videos always warn viewers to be careful not to lose the friction springs, which can easily "jump out".
In any case, you have shown a good and easy solution for lathes where the dials are secured by set-screws. (What brand??)
Thanks for sharing the info Walter. My lathe was from eBay a couple of years ago under the brand "Crenex". No, I've never heard of them either 😂 Interesting to hear that some of the mini lathes have friction springs fitted. As far as I am aware there a about three factories in China that make this style of lathe and they sell them to tool companies that re-brand them as their own. Here in the UK we have companies such as Clarke, Warco and Amadeal who re-sell these lathes, often in their own colours. I reckon "Crenex" buy up seconds, rejects and spares from the lathe factories and cobble them into (barely) saleable machines. Mine cost £375 GBP new so I imagine it skipped quite a bit of QA to come in at that price. All the best - Richard