Little Machine shop mini lathe model 7350 7x16 

I have the same model. I've had it about a year. The DROs I had replaced yet found out it wasn't broken. The tailstock one gets loose and if you open it up and tighten it down it works fine. I haven't had another go out yet now that I know how to tighten them up and keep them tight. Love it.

I bought a Grizzly mill and lathe and could not be happier with my purchases. Great machines to start with, let the upgrades begin! Make some chips!

I too own a "chinese" mini-lathe and its honestly the best tool in my workshop , i have forgotten how many times i have modified it , but hey that's half the fun

Great video. I own a cummins at least 15 years or so. Did several upgrades to improve rigidity and accuracy, my last upgrade was a servo motor, a big wow after start cutting some metal, the speed consistency is a key. Still a lot to do, but I am using it for my hobbies and for fun. Keep them coming!! Cheers!!

Awesome man. Keep being a the man that can create. Way to go. Update always.

Thank you for the review; this appears to be the best bet I have going right now.

Thank you!

Funny I came across your video today. I purchased a LMS mill couple weeks ago and that had started a series of upgrades and repairs in my shop. I have the exact work bench you got there ( harbor Freight) and I just went through and replaced all 4 drawer slides because they've all failed from the weight of the tooling and usage. Lol. They don't hold much weight that's for sure.

Nice lathe brother. Keep that bed oiled and it will perform good for you. Happy turning.

I was not aware that they made a DRO version of this lathe from the factory. Cheers

Thanks for sharing.

Dude I just bought the 5100 and 3990 just a few weeks ago. Have you seen the RPM gauges made by macpod for these from LMS? I bought one for each machine. I've got a whole list of mods for each including making new brass gibs and EG (epoxy granite). Basically plan to fill the lathe bed under the ways and behind the motor with west system epoxy and granite sand. That alone should add 22-25lbs of mass and rigidity. Also glad to see Artisan Makes comment on your video - been gleaming a lot of good info from him. You might also want to check out The Aussie Sheds videos on checking the saddle for parallelism, lapping the bottom of the ways, etc. Kinda long videos, but looks like his lathe is super smooth.

You would think the little machine shop would make sure that each lathe would be cleaned before it goes out the door. I'm only saying this because they sell all metal gears to help the cheap lathes that are out there. I myself don't have a metal lathe yet. I do have a mini wood lathe and it has been pretty good lathe for an import.

I don't know if it's news but I've seen people get better results in parting by replacing the compound with a solid toolpost.

I'm going at least one step up.

All an all it looks like you can make stuff with it.

What kind of mat did you put between the lathe and bench?

Do you have information on how to take the looseness slack out of the lead screw knob? I am looking at one these lathes and I know nothing about any of it and I thought this would be a great place to start and learn but I hate the slack in the knobs, my drill press and my cross slide vise also have it and I would love take the play out of those as well. thanks.

I was gonna get the same lathe but was way to much for me to learn with went with the eBay version for way less money and going by what you saying that one comes with problems too Thank you for the video One question is the protractor on yours plastic or metal?

I just bought this same lathe. Got it in Friday. Thank you for the tips. I have a couple of questions. Where did you get the print for the machinist hammer you made? Where did you get your workbench?

Hey Eric, thanks for your video -- I really appreciate it and have added the 7350 to my wishlist. I know you mentioned some of your projects were "rookie" ones -- is this lathe your intro to machining? It would be mine as well!

Just wondering do you have all metal gears ⚙️ in your lathe.

Did you spend roughly as much on tooling as you did on the lathe? I've heard that one should expect to.

You should us a lever of some type that you made two of that you saw another lath hobbyist had made but you didn't show or explain what they were for. I think it was some type of lick down lever.

The question is, why should I pay 1700$ for the nearly the same issues the cheap 500$ direct from China lathes cost. I would have to modify the same, might as well save 1000$

Ya see this is my main complaint about buying stuff online, you can't inspect what you're buying. That alone leaves you open to deception, and there is a lot of it on the internet.

I have been watching these videos long enough to realize these lathes are sold by one group of people who then forward the order to another which does the shipping. Except that there might, just might, be some low level of inspection before it leaves the factory it is not likely that any human being actually opens one up and looks carefully at it. The result is that any errors or defects are discovered by the retail purchaser who then, at his own expense, make phone calls to the company who then, still without having actually seen the latlee, sends replacement parts. This is unsatisfactory. I won't do it. I want to buy a little lathe from a company who inspects the product before it is shipped and repairs it. After all I am not on the payrole am I? This is the reason I am more inclined to buy an American made lathe. Cost more? Yeah but it's an ethics thing with me. When a little lathe comes from China it should not be the responsibility of he or she who puts out the money to do the quality controling. I object to that. Lastly are (almost) all those who do these reviews. Do they pay for the lathe or is the company simply sending them one to use? Does anyone reading really think under these circumstances an honest report will be made? Not likely. When I watch a video with some guy in his shop I want to know that he bought the lathe he is reviewing and not that it is on loan for him to do a "aint it nice piece on". Lastly I think you folks should differentiate between mainland China and Taiwan when you say "Chinese made". The Precision Matthews products have a two year warantee. All of the mainland China products have a one year. This is an easy way to telling what the manufacture thinks of his own stuff. The longer the warantee the higher the qualitee. That's a fact that no salesman can successfully argue over. I still enjoy watching these videos... If I were to buy a mini lathe today it would be the PM1220V with a few accessaries. I do like the German designed lathe Proxxon but it comes in a 10 inch. Not big enough. Sherline? Good quality but they keep their prices a secret on the website so they must be afraid of scaring customers. What will I end up buying, seriously? Probably the low end Harbor Freight and then I'll buy the bed extention to push the capacity out to an acceptable margin. Sure... it's a minimal machine but the price is right and they are easy to modify into something acceptable. I do enjoy a challenge. With Harbor Freight you know exactly what you're going to get... no mystery.

Really why would you take of safety cover Not smart

With all the work, time, effort, and money that will need to be put into these lathes just to get them actually doing what theyre supposed to properly do, dont buy made in commi china junk. You might as well spend a little more money getting a lathe that's actually made with quality