10 Years of Mini Lathe Ownership: Pros, Cons, Modifications and Improvements
666K views · Oct 29, 2023 · People & Blogs
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@frvo · 2 years ago · pinned
This Old Tony? 😁
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@jc-pj3nh · 1 year ago
A machine shop owner i know, purchased a mini lathe as a joke for one of the machinest in his shop. The machinest took it apart and reassembled it adusting tolerances and amazed the rest of the shop with how accurate parts could be made using this small lathe. This shop now owns 6 small lathes and they are daily used for machining small parts leaving the larger lathes for bigger jobs. I myself have owned my mini lathe for over 12 years and along with my old Jet-15 1/2 hp milling machine i amaze myself with what i can make. You are only held back by your imagination.
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@EZ_shop · 2 years ago
Having used my 7x14 mini-lathe for the past 12 years myself, I'd call this the most honest mini-lathe review to date. Good job. Ciao, Marco.
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@andysweetland8645 · 2 years ago
What an EXCELLENT video! Fair (in assessing what a Mini can/can't do); very clear photography; good list of mods and "sensible" comments about accuracy; nice clear vocal delivery; and NO "Whatzap yerall" to start off and NO music! In other words what's not to like about this video: Brilliant stuff Sir! and many thanks for taking the time to make and post. A small point - just about the only thing you didn't say (or sorry if I missed it) was that especially in the harder materials, the whole "lightweight" build of the lathe results in a lack of rigidity (when compared to the "big, old" stuff). But the real point - typical "Yorkie to-the-point" comment - any Chinese Mini Lathe can do so much more than no lathe. Lovely stuff
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@abonham82 · 2 years ago
First time viewer offering extreme amounts of appreciation here! I recently got mine, for much the same reasons, and have had much the same problems. Problems you have now given me potential solutions for! Thank you!
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@petrokemikal · 2 years ago
Takes a considerable ammount of time to make a video this detailed.. Its almost like an instructional video you might find back in the 80s or 80s... Really enjoyed it and learned quite a lot.. So cheers for that !!
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@toddkelley6321 · 9 months ago
"Sintered floor sweepings" LMAO🤣
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@carolyntracytalbott5865 · 2 years ago
It took you ten years to figure all this out and you haven't gone MAD 😂. I'M impressed 👍😁
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@DaveCaseyin3D · 1 year ago
Thorough, accurate, and entertaining. "Sintered floor sweepings" made my day.
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@artisanmakes · 2 years ago
And I thought owning one of these for 4 years was a long time. What a fantastic and comprehensive review of this little machine. Makes me miss using my old one.
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@Niki_Parvanov · 2 years ago
"sintered floor sweeping" really got me 😂😂😂
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@LittleAussieRockets · 2 years ago
I think that sums it up beautifully. A mini lathe is better than no lathe at all.<br><br>I ended up going down the big and old path as that ended up suiting my needs better and has become a very important part of my workshop.
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