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If www.oldvhfguy.com couldn't repair your board that's surprising since he has repaired so many.
Anyhow, glad you got it going again.
-M
Anyhow, glad you got it going again.
-M
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7 x14 Chinese mini lathe
- Thread starter Sky_king221
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Hi, Jim - me too! My lathe arrived in early January and I took it completely apart, cleaned every bit of it, reworked the carriage, aligned the tailstock, and added a chip guard and a carriage lock. I'm gathering more tooling so I can complete a little oscillating steam engine project. The Little Machine Shop folks are great - almost every part and many upgrades are available. Mine is similar to the Seig C3, but has a different carriage and no gears in the headstock. Made my first chips since 1981- I was raised in a very small tool & die shop owned by my grandfather in Trenton, NJ. Welcome - Chris L.
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Welcome to the forum!
I bought my 7x12 from Micro-Mark close to 20 years ago. Uncrated it, plugged it in and started machining.....
It just recently started having problems (one or more bad transmission gears and a drive belt on its last legs) but I can't complain. Replacement parts are still available! So once you iron out your problems you should have some fun with yours.
I bought my 7x12 from Micro-Mark close to 20 years ago. Uncrated it, plugged it in and started machining.....
It just recently started having problems (one or more bad transmission gears and a drive belt on its last legs) but I can't complain. Replacement parts are still available! So once you iron out your problems you should have some fun with yours.