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30th Oct 2012, 04:48 PM
Thread: New Chinese Lathe
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More Lathe Progress
Hi All
I finally have my lathe bolted down in its final position, all gearboxes cleaned and run in and oil changed.
It seems the factories in China are slow to change their practices. I found... -
15th Oct 2012, 04:00 PM
Thread: Your favourite tooling supplier
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Sticky: Thanks Eskimo. Next time I need more inserts I'll...
Thanks Eskimo. Next time I need more inserts I'll have a good look around. Cheers.:U
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11th Oct 2012, 09:15 PM
Thread: Your favourite tooling supplier
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Sticky: For carbide inserts and tooling I use this outfit...
For carbide inserts and tooling I use this outfit in NZ. Evan is the guy that runs it. Really friendly and helpful. Good quality stuff. I haven't looked around extensively so I'm not sure how he...
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11th Oct 2012, 01:58 PM
Thread: Old verses New
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Hi Rocket I tend to agree with Simon about the...
Hi Rocket
I tend to agree with Simon about the questions you need to ask yourself.
I've just bought a new Chinese lathe and there are a lot of things about them that make me cringe but I've... -
10th Oct 2012, 06:18 PM
Thread: New Chinese Lathe
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Thanks Simon. That control box reposition has...
Thanks Simon. That control box reposition has been an expensive and time consuming process but I'm almost finished. Just a few more connections then double check then fire up the motor (drive belts...
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10th Oct 2012, 09:24 AM
Thread: New Chinese Lathe
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I've posted in this thread my design and build...
I've posted in this thread my design and build for a workbench.
http://www.woodworkforums.com/f44/workbench-160321/
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10th Oct 2012, 07:01 AM
Thread: New Chinese Lathe
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Hi Grahame. Thanks for the heads up on the...
Hi Grahame.
Thanks for the heads up on the issues you found. Yes this lathe comes with foot brake, light and coolant system
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9th Oct 2012, 08:07 PM
Thread: New Chinese Lathe
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A little more progress today. I mounted the...
A little more progress today.
I mounted the control box in the new position and started rewiring the controls.
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8th Oct 2012, 08:08 PM
Thread: New Chinese Lathe
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New Chinese Lathe
Hey everyone.
I'm new to the forums and have introduced myself in the Welcome Wagon sticky.
I thought I'd post up some pics of my new Chinese CQ6320A-1 lathe which is a bit of an enigma having...