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$72 micro metal lathe at harbor freight
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:18 pm
by ramses
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/D ... mber=95012
Probably too small for most members here, but better than nothing
JSR, you could probably import one! gross wt. is only 36 lbs! I calculate $140 for shipping, almost twice the cost of the lathe itself!
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:28 pm
by c11man
great find, anyway to get a slighly larger chuck on it?
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:14 pm
by i-will
i-m about to unveil a much cheaper and super affective alternative to buying a lathe. building one. u'll see me post it pretty soon. by the way, this is an awesome find. u would buy it now if i could. but for now i gotta work with what i got.
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:22 pm
by nosnik
what i got is a hack saw, wood saw. and pliers ...
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:51 pm
by c11man
i did some reasearch and i found the manual that says that if you turn the jaw chucks around you can hold up to a 1 3/4in piece. if that is true then i will very likely buy this as it will fit my piston making need s for many of my projects
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:13 am
by Lentamentalisk
My god that is tiny. Absolutely microscopic. But I suppose it is perfect for small things.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:16 am
by jackssmirkingrevenge
Fork in hell, that would be perfect! Good find, I'll have to check if these are available locally.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:26 am
by inonickname
Wow..I could easily get that in the chuck of my lathe
It's tiny and of course good for smaller projects only, but I don't know about it's precision. It's not massively expensive though, so it could be useful.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:42 am
by Jeeperforlife
Some noob questions.
What could you do with this lathe? Does this have the same functions as a larger one, cutting O ring groves, Cutting threads ect. just on smaller pieces? I have wanted to get one for a wile now and this price point is hard to say no to. I have a harbor freight down the road from me so I can go see it in person and not have to ship it.
If it could do what I need it could come in handy for small high preshure guns.
Marcus
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:03 am
by jrrdw
You have to be carefull of the numbers advertized when looking for shop machinary.
For instance my 8" X 12" metal lathe. The first number represents the "swing over bed". It states 8"s but you have to cut that in half.
It is really 4"s from the center of the chuck to the bed. The 8" measurment applies to both sides of the chuck, meaning your work piece can be 8"s as long as it mounts to the chuck in the middle.
jeepforlife wrote:What could you do with this lathe? Does this have the same functions as a larger one, cutting O ring groves, Cutting threads ect.
This lathe would be difficult to cut threads with, but turning smaller stock and cutting o-ring groves would be easily done. It lacks a leed screw and the speed control is electronic, making it hard to cut threads.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:20 pm
by daberno123
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/siegc-o/
A yahoo group that specializes in this lathe. Looks alright, but I'd save your money for a mini-lathe...
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:18 pm
by c11man
i am seriously considering buying this and am wondering what kind of tools i need for it. i have dial calipers and stuff but i need the cutting tools
i want to do just simple operations like turning, parting and facing. and boring if possible
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:24 pm
by Mr.Sandman
He he guess who just scored himself a micro lathe for 72 bucks? Im so excited ill review it when it gets here. Now i need some bar stock and tooling.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:39 pm
by rp181
My bet is that the motor is weak
let us know sandman.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:04 pm
by Mr.Sandman
rp181 wrote:My bet is that the motor is weak
let us know sandman.
Well thanks for making me feel confident about my purchase your jerk.
I dont think it will be too bad, it better not be i gave up a G&G m14 for this.
