I've used and abused my 7x14 and never had a problem with the nylon gears, in fact I've been using PLA change gears that I 3d printed and none of them show any signs of wear so i wouldn't worry too much about them if I were you. I've heard the metal ones are pretty noisy anyway, that's why I never bothered to buy them.
now I see how the construction of a homemade lathe ended))) You would be better off spending $1,000 on an older but more powerful lathe with a strong cast iron bed and a sturdy support
I needed a functional lathe for the jet engine I'm working on building this summer. I'll revisit the homemade lathe in the future when I can invest more time into it!
I see your interest. Return that POS. Buy an old Atlas/Craftsman lathe. They built a ton after the war with all the good left over steel. So there are a lot nice reconditioned ones for close to the same price or alot out there that need reconditioned (you should accept that) either way it is 20x the lathe.
I've used and abused my 7x14 and never had a problem with the nylon gears, in fact I've been using PLA change gears that I 3d printed and none of them show any signs of wear so i wouldn't worry too much about them if I were you. I've heard the metal ones are pretty noisy anyway, that's why I never bothered to buy them.
Awesome thanks!
Yeah, apparently, the point of the nylon gears are so they break before the machine does.
now I see how the construction of a homemade lathe ended))) You would be better off spending $1,000 on an older but more powerful lathe with a strong cast iron bed and a sturdy support
Yeah probably, and I definitely will get myself something better when I have more space. But for now the little one is perfect, cheers!
Oh nooooo, you bought one! Thought you were going to improve the one you built!
I needed a functional lathe for the jet engine I'm working on building this summer. I'll revisit the homemade lathe in the future when I can invest more time into it!
@@Neally it's all good, as long as you keep posting amazing content for me to watch im fine with it!
Will do! Thank you!
Sehr gutes Video ! Danke .❤👍
I see your interest.
Return that POS. Buy an old Atlas/Craftsman lathe. They built a ton after the war with all the good left over steel.
So there are a lot nice reconditioned ones for close to the same price or alot out there that need reconditioned (you should accept that) either way it is 20x the lathe.
Thanks for the advice, I may look into that in the future! Cheers!
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Appreciate it! 👌
Never spin chuck without jaws clamped on something, jaws can and will wind themselves out and fly off, FYI. Nice stuff dude
The same lathe that Vevor sells. Never try to turn down jeep axles with it. You will go through motors fast.
That poor lathe😂
I'll take it easy on er, thanks!
@@Neally I have adapted a treadmill motor onto mine. It'll take a lot more abuse than the stock motor.
Definitely! I'm planning on swapping in a better motor eventually
Cool
Thanks!
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