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Hi Kingchristo, the video you mentioned must be the one from Timnummy. He has another video talking about using a stick or pieces of wood for polishing aluminum. I have tried it myself, seems to work relatively well. I got the cheap polishing compound set from Amazon...

Think I'm gonna make a simple manifold for my compressor. I need one anyways, getting tired of having to switch air hoses between the blasting cabinet and air gun.

Now I'm looking through the web for simple beginner lathe projects.

Ok, finally figured out the cause of the wobble and it was starring at me right in the face. 2 of the bolts on the chuck were just a tad slanted and therefore the chuck is mounted on the faceplate with a very small offset. I enlarged the mounting holes on the faceplate slightly and remounted the...

Thank you! Tearing into stuff is a great stress reliever for me.

Hi Bazmak and goldstar, you guys are right. The main reason why I bought this lathe is because it is so well documented online. So I spent most of my free time last week cleaning and lapping all the important surfaces and adjusting to take out as much slop as possible and now I have a reliable 4...

A knockoff of a knockoff I would say, it's a Mingxi Industries 7 x 16 mini lathe I got off ebay.

Hey fellas, although I live in Katy, I drive all over for work and I'm in the southeast area at least 2 to 3 times a week. "Chasing the true" is a phrase I picked up from one of my instructors years ago that I have found to be surprisingly appropriate in this situation as I am having all kinds...

Hello, I'm Jim from the Houston area. New to the hobby, crossed over from RC planes and engines. Just got a cheap mini mill off eBay and having lots of fun and frustrations chasing the true. Looking forward to learning from everyone here.