Unboxing a small work shop lathe. These run off a normal house hold main plug socket. Note the comment at the end about a lack of emergency stop. If you buy one of these make sure you fit one before use.
If asked the question knowing what I know now would I buy it the answer is yes. I still recommend the safety features I added. Plus I may fit a digital read out as there is a lot of play in the bed- I dont use it enough currently to justify the cost but when we get in the summer I will much more- my garage is like an ice box at the moment. There are some well informed videos on this lathe if you have a trawl around which all end up mainly positive. It has started a clicking noise from the gearbox that caused me to strip the whole thing apart. I didnt find anything wrong, I think its the gears jumping into re-alignement every so oftern
@@motobrikerestorations1354 I’ve been searching around and looking at loads of different mini lathes unsure of if I should pull the trigger on one and after seeing good reviews of the customer service on Amazon for this one and hearing it’s pretty good I’ll probably be purchasing it with tooling tomorrow or Thursday.
Very entertaining ( and informative of course). I was waiting for the die wrench to go flying while you were hacksawing, I am sorry I did not warn you but you can understand why. I am glad you would definitely buy it again as I am considering buying one. Thank you, I am going to watch part 3 next. P.s. what was the weight again?
The main problem with the weight is it was all at one end so getting someone to help-- doesnt help as much as you'd hope but once it up manoeuvring it around is really easy. I think it weight total of 72kg. If you strip bits off it you should be able to knock up to 15kg off that
Yeah the combination of the weight and awkwardness of the shape is a problem, did you get someone to help you. The red button on the yellow cover is the emergency stop.
@@guerillagardener2237 I have a little electric winch for lifting larger engines onto the bench, it took quite a few attempts but eventually I managed to rig it so I could lift it square onto the bench. As an ex-mariner you get used to figuring out how to do things by yourself.Yes, I initially missed that withe the stop button. I still feel its important to fit a better one for reasons given in another video
@@motobrikerestorations1354 Hi, I got myself the same lathe recently and I think you're overextimating its weight a bit... Out of the crate, and not taking into account the toolbox, it is some 40kgs, chuck, tailstock and all. I'm 66, two slipped discs and Parkinson's disease, and my wife did scold me harshly as she caught me halfway lifting it off the ground (I'm rather stubborn, but my grunting sold me out 😂) and anyway with her help putting it on the bench was a breeze.
I didnt realise first but its the manufacturers emergency stop. I replaced for reasons explained but down to it not being fit for purpose....in my personal opinion
Sì, la torretta può ruotare. Ma per le torniture coniche non basta ruotare la torretta, occorre angolare l'intero carrellino superiore, in modo che l'utensile avanzi in diagonale... Comunque anche questo è possibile. Se sul gruppo slitta fai scorrere il carrellino superiore tutto all'indietro, sotto la guida si scoprono due viti a brugola che, allentate, permettono la rotazione del gruppo. Per l'angolo, in mancanza di riferimenti precisi, meglio usare un goniometro 🙂
There is a weird knocking coming from the gearbox; I have taken it apart and pretty sure its nothing serious. Thats been the only issue over several hours now. I would certainly recommend it
Much better, I am used to big industrial lathes and it took a lot of adjustment not least to vibration wrecking finish. Getting the very best tools, or keeping lesser quality tools sharp helps. Parting was a baptism of fire and is much an issue of the tool as it is for the lathe, it didnt fair well.I have since machine a number of parts which have all turned out pretty good. Overall I am happy, I still strongly advise you fit a proper emergency stop and better guarding. Would I buy it with hindsight........totally yes
