Let's See Your Mini Lathe/mill Setups!

[Moper361]

Welcome to HM Moper. Nice shop.

Thanks Dat510 it keeps me amused

 

[brino]

Here are a few snaps of my hobby room here in Thailand. Not perfect by any means but keeps my days occupied .

Welcome aboard!
That looks like a great space to work/play in.
-brino

 

[waynecuefix]

My setup was primarily arranged for repairing pool cues, modifying shafts etc. Since I am walking limited I enjoy sitting down at the lathe. I am able to place my legs under the 7 x 10 Harbor Freight (Central Machinery) lathe in this setup with the lathe mounted on a 2x12 which is c-clamped to the top of a homemade cabinet/stand. I have made 2x4 outriggers topped with 6" window sill to hold the roller rests. The room is small with a usable space of @ 7 x 8 feet leaving @ 2 1/2 feet between the lathe and the bench for me to place my swivel chair so it is just a matter of rotating in the chair to leave the lathe and go to the grinder bench. To place a house cue in the lathe I have placed a piece of rug under the stand so it will slide and I pivot the end of the lathe over a few inches so the axis of the roller rest to spindle points out the door into the kitchen. My grinder bench is an antique cast iron stove base with 3/4 plywood backed with 2x lumber set onto the top where the stove would go. My chair is an antique heavy duty castor swivel secretary chair. The drill press has a cross slide on the drill press platen which is rotated to the side so it doesn't interfere with my chair when I am turned toward the lathe. Antique tools and implements cover the walls. The old Kennedy chest and riser box hold my collection of vintage and antique machinist tools. My website tells more about my work and has a slideshow of my antique tool wall. Also the site discusses the upgrades to this lathe. BTW the Stanley 1 Gallon Shop Vac was small and powerful and a great addition to this small shop. You might notice two aluminum pie plates to deflect sparks from the grinder. Website: http://waynescuefix.weebly.com/

 

[Punisher 67]

Just click the link and enjoy

 

[GreatOldOne]

I’ve already posted these pics in the workshop thread... but what the hey...

This vid was taken prior to the tool cabinets being put in:

 

[Yester5]

40 year sheet metal worker ( retired) who makes and customizes knives primarily. Teaching myself machining, all as a hobby. My shop is in my one car garage under my ranch house. It’s divided into two rooms. The “dirty” room contains my grinders, buffer and saws. The 8.5 x 20 mini lathe will be one year old in June

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[Chip Hacket]

Just click the link and enjoy

Beautiful! He doesn’t change lathe chucks. He changes lathe spindles with said chucks attached!

 

[chillywilly]

Mini mill and lathe. Lathe started as a 10", but got the 16" optional bed. It's mounted on heavy piece of truck frame rail, ER32 collet holder with 24 dividing holes drilled. I also use the original 3" chuck and a 5", three jaw / four jaw chucks. On the mill, I added the air spring and LED lighting, otherwise standard.

 

[bquiggle]

One half of a 2 car garage. 2x4 frame with 3/4” plywood top.