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There are some interesting You Tube video by one F. Cleff about his conversion of a Mill/Drill for gear hobbing:

Now that you have bought your motors you could have a look at https://unique3phase.com Has a good breakdown on pro & cons of different types of systems.

https://agmetalminer.com/metal-prices/carbon-steel/ Always dear if you can't buy drops which is why I scavenge and sometimes buy Mysterium from scrap yards. Engineering shops are good to approach as a home machinist as they will often sell a small piece.

I saw in a post once a sub frame made from pallet racking. The lathe was bolted to this and the subframe had leveling feet attached. I have my lathe sitting on leveling feet at the moment but will be going down this sub frame path in the future as I think it makes the whole structure much more...

Hi, I use a fine Brass wheel on a polisher to clean up many small items including old tools and the act of buffing leaves a deposit of Brass on the surface. Used very lightly this is the best wheel for Chrome as well. Cast Iron having a porous outer layer I find treating with a Tannin based...

Hi Anatol, The Grapeseed oil was painted on all the exposed bright surfaces that aren't sliding surfaces, it oxidises into a tough film. I was using a soluble oil as cutting fluid but got sick of having to spend so much time cleaning after use as I often stop in the wee hours...

Having rebuilt an early 1930's Thornton that was far to big to fit in the garage when I bought my house I downsized to a clapped out 10" Atlas that needed a bed up rebuild and now have 14 x 40" Chinese generic lathe. For the price I got a lot of bang for my buck with the new one. Like every...

P.S. That Brown all over the lathe is not rust it is dried grapeseed oil. All shiny underneath. The swath is just because whem I took the photos I was in the middle of several jobs.

Here's some pictures of my Bosch electric die grinder mounted on the tool post. I set height by eye depending on the what I am doing. It is at least 30 years old and has a fixed speed of 27,000 r.p.m. Biggest wheel I have used is a 3" mounted point. I think 1.5" is the recommended maximum. The...

My present lathe is a larger one but I started with a n Atlas 10" and would like an Emco SL1000 for the small stuff and the fact that the head swivels. There are a lot of sites devoted to the 7 x 14 and 9 x 20 lathes which are generic with mods up the wazoo so there is a lot of information...

The tools from Eccentric Engineering have a lot of time invested to work out the kinks and the plans are incredibly good value for the money so I for one are awaiting their release. Here's a couple of old articles from 'Geomater' which I have found handy. Once made it sits unused for ages but...

I have spring covers on my leadscrew so don't have the swarf problem. I have to say deeferdog's solution is simple and elegant, it allows for easy oiling and keeps the crud off.

Hello, I've just been reading this thread and noticed there was no mention of the Rootes TS3 which is a great design which with modern materials could be made even lighter. http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/rootes-listerts3/ts3.htm