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Hello all I'm trying to figure out the best way to secure tiny drill bits in the existing HF lathe drill chuck. Are there any tricks of the trade you can share? or do I need to buy a mandrel adapter for this like the below image:

I was considering making my cylinder head from brass but what about the valve seats? Will I need to insert steel valve seats or will brass work ok?

Hello guys, I need so many more tools to be able to build my design and it isn't easy considering the cost of tools. I want to get a Sherline rotary table but I was wondering how is a three jaw chuck mounted to the table?

Hello guys, I have been designing a two cylinder engine but I may need a little help with cam design. Right now the intake and exhaust center lines are 30 deg. apart I did a search on google and can't find what I am looking for. I did find a chart but was not able to make sense of all the...

I have been practicing using my new 7 x 10 lathe from Harbor freight. I am using aluminum round stock to practice cutting. I would like to eventually machine my own 2 cylinder engine design but I need to learn how to use the lathe. Here is a few pictures of an engine valve I did.

I just wanted to share with you all something I have worked on for the past year before jumping into the lathe arena. I designed this part using ViaCad 2D3D, did the G-Code using Visual Mill, and cut using Mach 3 and Sherline 5400 with the CNC upgrade. I did a lot of changes to the G-Code to fix...

I have a question about the HF 7 x 10 3 jaw chuck. When I put stock in the chuck and spin it it wobbles a little bit. To check to see if the raw stock was out of round or the chuck, I put in a 3/8 end mill in and it wobbled. So the three jaws are closing off center. Is this normal with all...

Hello All, I am brand new here and I just bought a HF 7 x 10 mini lathe. I have been using Sherline's cnc milling machine for over a year and have made several 3d parts. I have wanted to add a mini lathe to go along with the mill but didn't want to spend $700 on a aluminum lathe so I got the...