Hi,everyone just took delivery of my new LMS 4100 mini lathe and 3960 solid colomn mini mill.
I am new the art of machining and very impressed with the level of skill and knowledge the contributors on this site display.I hope to one day learn enough to make a few of the projectsposted here and tinkering on my speargun projects and fishing reel enhancements.I just finished unpacking and cleaning the lathe and made a few adjustments to tighten up the backlash from the cross slide,
took apart the three jaw chuck and cleaned and deburred all the sharp edges and it operates a lot smoother now.I also made a test cut on some 5/8 stainless round stock,reduced it to 3/8 and cut a 3/8-16 thead.Boy! Who knew having fun could be this satisfying and demand so much concentration?Love it.Now I have to tram the mill. Well thanks for listening and I look forward to learning.
Marc
I am new the art of machining and very impressed with the level of skill and knowledge the contributors on this site display.I hope to one day learn enough to make a few of the projectsposted here and tinkering on my speargun projects and fishing reel enhancements.I just finished unpacking and cleaning the lathe and made a few adjustments to tighten up the backlash from the cross slide,
took apart the three jaw chuck and cleaned and deburred all the sharp edges and it operates a lot smoother now.I also made a test cut on some 5/8 stainless round stock,reduced it to 3/8 and cut a 3/8-16 thead.Boy! Who knew having fun could be this satisfying and demand so much concentration?Love it.Now I have to tram the mill. Well thanks for listening and I look forward to learning.
Marc
