This series was great! My lathe is having the same issue but in reverse of yours it's real tight near the chuck. You did a great job working your way through it. Perseverance pays off. Thank you for doing this. I'm sure this helped a lot of people👍
Richard, thanks so much for these videos. I had a 7x10 which had been tuned up when i bought it and working perfectly. I decided to buy a larger bed and that began my trip down the rabbit hole. Love the idea of the plane as a straight edge. A little nervous but like you said in an earlier video, whats the worse that can happen.
Richard, thank you so much for doing this series. I've watched all 5 parts and have found this invaluable in trying to set up my own Chinese mini lathe.
Richard, really good series,very interesting to see how the project developed and how you resolved the various issues as they arose, definitely a case of worth all the effort in the end👍👏👏👏
I think one of my favorite aspects of this project has been how honest and relatable it is: you're a regular guy trying to have some fun in the shop and a problem landed in your lap that you didn't know how to solve ... and you let everyone come along while you stepped through it. It's easy to imagine myself in your shoes; I don't know if I would have had the confidence, perseverance, or ideas to tackle everything you did. I like that you mention your concerns that you had ruined something; who hasn't felt like that when they got into something much more involved than they first realized? Thanks for sharing your experiences, this was a great series. For what it's worth, the cuts were night and day different, and I am certainly looking forward to more of your projects! Cheers!
I am really impressed of your videos - you are great! I am probably at similar age as you are, and I have the same type of lathe, but after 10 years of my hobby works on it, so after watching this materials I know how hard work is waiting for me... :) Again, very good channel. Best regards! Chris from Poland
it just shows, precision is another toy, you need a this to fix that, and a what's it will fix a where with all. but the human brain,,,,,,,, yeah that may,,,,,,can,,,,,,,, will find away. Five great videos.. I was shouting at the screens once or twice, throughout,, but you got there,,, well done Richard,,, Very well done SIR
I just watched all 5 clips of this little journey of yours. Very enlightening and enjoyable watching a 'master home machinist' at work. Your explanations and general chat during the practical application of repair instill confidence for someone to give this a shot. Nothing ventured nothing gained, right? Thanks for the insight.
Thanks for watching goosey - glad you found it interesting! Like I said, the beauty of these Chinese lathes is they come pre-messed up from the factory - absolutely nothing to lose lol 👍
I have to say Richard, I have watched all your streams from the start and enjoyed every one of them, using a pre scraped plane is simply "GENIOUS" well done mate
this popped up in my suggested after I watched your scraping vid an and I exclaimed before clicking !we have a straight edge at home ! Lmfaoo so glad that was the case.
Good to see you have made a workable machine out of a kit of parts, i wonder how much extra it would have cost if it had been done right when it was first made. You might like to try your cut test with a sharp HSS tòol, i find a really sharp tool doing a light cut wont leave a spiral when returned. For my personal use i hate the sound of rattling handles, for me it would my first job to bush them, but then I'm an unqualified perfectionist.😉
Thanks Chris. I reckon you're spot on with HSS, I have a 300mm length or 8mm square HSS that I keep meaning to grind into tools. Carbide inserts are convenient but really designed for high speed and heavy cuts, the opposite of what a mini lathe can do. Hadn't thought about the handle noise before, it'll probably bug me now lol 😂
@@radboogie might I recommend "gadget builder"'s tangential toolholder, Google his site and scroll down the list, it is a HSS tool that is as convenient as insert tooling but with the advantage of being cheap and sharp. Dead easy to make and we'll worth the minor effort and sized for the mini lathe. Mod the handles, you can thank me afterwards.😉
Geez- i was thinking of getting one of these little chicom lathes, but after watching you enjoy making this Little guy usable- i can’t bring myself to go to all that work. Guess i will get something not made in china.. good video- you have a lot of enthusiasm i must say.
@@Jimmyturner1942 you would probably be ok if you got one from a named brand, this one was from one of those pretend brands on eBay and made from reject parts. But if you have the money to get one from a Western maker that's definitely the route to happiness!
Months later... I wondered if there might be enough "dip" at the back/rear way, to measure with a feeler gauge, to see if you had massive, or minimal, amounts to remove from the "high spots"... Also, wondering about getting front to back 'slope', making the center of the tailstock off-centre vs. the headstock? I used a precision level to get an idea of how much "roller coaster" I had on the lathe bed, as a first pass
A precision level would have been really useful throughout the process, am keeping an eye out for one. My main test was my Rabone straight edge which gave me a rough idea of the shape of the bed. I still need to realign the tailstock as that will be out of whack now. Cheers 👍
Instead of doubling the nuts you might want to look into a locking washer called Nord Lock. It’s a two part locking washer with serrated faces and works quite well in an application like yours. They only come in packages of three or four but that’s all you need anyway. They are cheap and come in lots of different sizes from 6-32 all the way to something like an inch and a half.
I was wondering before why in the world you were hand scraping a Stanley plane - I thought you were a nutcase woodworker! I think that was the first video of yours youtube randomly showed me
This is why its better to pay some extra. And buy A model with 32 or 38mm hole thru spindle. Then you can do most smaller projects close to the chuck. And avoid this deviation field.
@@oldskeptic1513 yes mate, at the time I bought it I had a specific job to do and limited funds. To be honest I like a challenge so doing up this dog of a machine has been quite fun 👍
This is a terrific series; it made me feel like a student being taught by a master machinist!
Thanks John, really glad you enjoyed it 👍
This series was great! My lathe is having the same issue but in reverse of yours it's real tight near the chuck. You did a great job working your way through it. Perseverance pays off. Thank you for doing this. I'm sure this helped a lot of people👍
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍 Best of luck with sorting out the problems on your lathe.
Richard, thanks so much for these videos. I had a 7x10 which had been tuned up when i bought it and working perfectly. I decided to buy a larger bed and that began my trip down the rabbit hole. Love the idea of the plane as a straight edge. A little nervous but like you said in an earlier video, whats the worse that can happen.
Nice one, glad you liked them! Go for it, all you can do is move it in the direction of goodness 👍
Richard, thank you so much for doing this series. I've watched all 5 parts and have found this invaluable in trying to set up my own Chinese mini lathe.
Hi Mike, really glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching 👍 More to follow...
Richard, really good series,very interesting to see how the project developed and how you resolved the various issues as they arose, definitely a case of worth all the effort in the end👍👏👏👏
Thanks Terry, much appreciated 👍
All five parts were fascinating; I binged! Your video and linguistic skills are sans pareil and assured my subscription... very well done!
Thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed the videos 👍
Thank you so much for these series. Now i know why my full size lathe was so cheap... And i know how to make it better!
😢 I'm going to miss hearing this saga. It's been so interesting. 👍
Thanks Greg, the good news is there are still plenty of faults with the mini lathe, I predict more epic sagas 😂 👍
I think one of my favorite aspects of this project has been how honest and relatable it is: you're a regular guy trying to have some fun in the shop and a problem landed in your lap that you didn't know how to solve ... and you let everyone come along while you stepped through it. It's easy to imagine myself in your shoes; I don't know if I would have had the confidence, perseverance, or ideas to tackle everything you did. I like that you mention your concerns that you had ruined something; who hasn't felt like that when they got into something much more involved than they first realized? Thanks for sharing your experiences, this was a great series.
For what it's worth, the cuts were night and day different, and I am certainly looking forward to more of your projects!
Cheers!
Thanks Pingwax - much appreciated 👍
Bruce here:I have learned a great deal watching the videos you did a wonderful job in my opinion.Thanks
Thanks Bruce, glad you enjoyed it 👍
I am really impressed of your videos - you are great!
I am probably at similar age as you are, and I have the same type of lathe, but after 10 years of my hobby works on it, so after watching this materials I know how hard work is waiting for me... :)
Again, very good channel.
Best regards!
Chris from Poland
Thanks Chris, greetings to Poland!
it just shows, precision is another toy, you need a this to fix that, and a what's it will fix a where with all. but the human brain,,,,,,,, yeah that may,,,,,,can,,,,,,,, will find away. Five great videos.. I was shouting at the screens once or twice, throughout,, but you got there,,, well done Richard,,, Very well done SIR
I saw all 5 parts your hard work , knowledge and patience just wonderful
Thank you Sir!
I just watched all 5 clips of this little journey of yours. Very enlightening and enjoyable watching a 'master home machinist' at work. Your explanations and general chat during the practical application of repair instill confidence for someone to give this a shot. Nothing ventured nothing gained, right? Thanks for the insight.
Thanks for watching goosey - glad you found it interesting! Like I said, the beauty of these Chinese lathes is they come pre-messed up from the factory - absolutely nothing to lose lol 👍
Very satisfying to see the problem resolved. Really enjoyed the series.
Thanks Thomas, we got there in the end 👍
I have to say Richard, I have watched all your streams from the start and enjoyed every one of them, using a pre scraped plane is simply "GENIOUS" well done mate
Thanks mate, I'm so glad you enjoyed it 👍 Have to think outside the box sometimes lol
Nice to see you bring that lathe to a workable State. Watching from Danmark
Thanks Jan, greetings from the UK 👍
great job. Nice to see you back in the shop again.
Cheers Neil, it's great to be back 👍
Hey Richard , well done mate Lovely job and great to see the lathe actually working as it should, Great stuff. Kind Regards Mike
Yes looks like a much cleaner cut !!!
Yes, much more consistent. Happy to have improved on that!
this popped up in my suggested after I watched your scraping vid an and I exclaimed before clicking !we have a straight edge at home ! Lmfaoo so glad that was the case.
Nice one 👍
Good to see you have made a workable machine out of a kit of parts, i wonder how much extra it would have cost if it had been done right when it was first made.
You might like to try your cut test with a sharp HSS tòol, i find a really sharp tool doing a light cut wont leave a spiral when returned.
For my personal use i hate the sound of rattling handles, for me it would my first job to bush them, but then I'm an unqualified perfectionist.😉
Thanks Chris. I reckon you're spot on with HSS, I have a 300mm length or 8mm square HSS that I keep meaning to grind into tools. Carbide inserts are convenient but really designed for high speed and heavy cuts, the opposite of what a mini lathe can do. Hadn't thought about the handle noise before, it'll probably bug me now lol 😂
@@radboogie might I recommend "gadget builder"'s tangential toolholder, Google his site and scroll down the list, it is a HSS tool that is as convenient as insert tooling but with the advantage of being cheap and sharp. Dead easy to make and we'll worth the minor effort and sized for the mini lathe.
Mod the handles, you can thank me afterwards.😉
Geez- i was thinking of getting one of these little chicom lathes, but after watching you enjoy making this Little guy usable- i can’t bring myself to go to all that work. Guess i will get something not made in china.. good video- you have a lot of enthusiasm i must say.
@@Jimmyturner1942 you would probably be ok if you got one from a named brand, this one was from one of those pretend brands on eBay and made from reject parts. But if you have the money to get one from a Western maker that's definitely the route to happiness!
loving this series!
Fantastic work Richard, really enjoy it.
Thanks Matthew, glad you enjoyed it 👍
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Months later... I wondered if there might be enough "dip" at the back/rear way, to measure with a feeler gauge, to see if you had massive, or minimal, amounts to remove from the "high spots"... Also, wondering about getting front to back 'slope', making the center of the tailstock off-centre vs. the headstock? I used a precision level to get an idea of how much "roller coaster" I had on the lathe bed, as a first pass
A precision level would have been really useful throughout the process, am keeping an eye out for one. My main test was my Rabone straight edge which gave me a rough idea of the shape of the bed. I still need to realign the tailstock as that will be out of whack now. Cheers 👍
any problems with condensation/ rust on your lathe during the winter?
Not so far, I keep it quite well oiled though.
Instead of doubling the nuts you might want to look into a locking washer called Nord Lock. It’s a two part locking washer with serrated faces and works quite well in an application like yours. They only come in packages of three or four but that’s all you need anyway. They are cheap and come in lots of different sizes from 6-32 all the way to something like an inch and a half.
I'd never heard of Nord Lock - thanks for sharing 👍
I was wondering before why in the world you were hand scraping a Stanley plane - I thought you were a nutcase woodworker! I think that was the first video of yours youtube randomly showed me
I must confess the nutcase woodworker moment came first and the idea to use it as a straight edge came second 😂
This is why its better to pay some extra. And buy A model with 32 or 38mm hole thru spindle.
Then you can do most smaller projects close to the chuck. And avoid this deviation field.
Yes, coming from using full sized lathes the 20mm bore on this one is pretty restrictive. A fixed steady is really useful on the mini lathes.
You just created a poor man's Schaublin lathe. -There's a reason why those Schaublin lathes are so horrendously expensive.
Wow, now they are expensive! Like night and day with the mini lathe I bought for £375 inc delivery 😂
Alright mate, let’s make something now.
... after all said and done, you get what you pay for ... poor quality is cheap, conversely, good quality is expensive but guaranteed ...
So true. And I paid £375 for this lathe new and got just £375 worth of lathe 😂
@@radboogie ... I'm happy for you, mate, truly I am ... your needs are very modest, it seems ...
@@oldskeptic1513 yes mate, at the time I bought it I had a specific job to do and limited funds. To be honest I like a challenge so doing up this dog of a machine has been quite fun 👍