Reason I ask, I have a mini mill, and have tried some of the suggestions posted on the mini mill group to get rid of the backlash on the x and y axes, but...
OK, you'd have a bit more to do in the mini and not much more room to do it in on the micro both lead screws are the same thread so I only needed one tap on...
Hi guys, I'm about to purchase a mini-mill (the HF 44991) and wondered if there is a power feed for it? If not are there easy designs out there to make? What...
There is a power feed - LittleMachineShop and MicroMark both carry it. Trade-offs depend on what you're going to do with this mill, Rick. The HF, et all are...
... I thought that was going to be a benefit when I got both the MicroMark lathe and mill (which I don't regret due to other improvements) but I'm realizing ...
MT3 collets, and the like - there's not a tremendous advantage to it, really. When I started buying these mills and lathes, it was somthing I considered, but...
Drills, Mills, boring bars, chucks (on arbors), custom arbors, etc. Not a huge adanvtage by any means, but saves some duplication. Rabid Uncle Rabid (...
... Yeah, I've seen the spindle conversion. Unless my MT3 collets really start to jam up in the spindle to get any holding power on the endmills I don't see...
... Yup, been done by several people. It works better for parting because the rotation of the work and leverage on the tool and post makes it impossible for...
... Yes and yes. www.littlemachineshop.com for the commercial model. ... versus a what? Bigger than a sherline, unimat, taig, micromill. Smaller than a ...
Thanks for the answer to the first part of the problem. The next question is how is it mounted on the cross slide? One big bolt through the middle into a ...
I've been looking at some of the other mods too. One of the guys suggested taking the feed nut to a slitting saw, and slitting partially through, then ...
Rick, LMS has a three different ones - an economy one, a 16 tpi version that fits the HF mini mill, and a 20 tpi version for the Micro Mark. Item #2376 is for...
It's a thought - thousands of people get by just fine with MT3 - what works for you is what works and what matters. You can also purchase the complete...
AND COVER THE DAMN SLOTTED SCREW-HOLES ... with a plastic sheet - otherwise, chips are going to get on the board and you're going to be calling me for repairs....
Does anyone have the dimensions for the saddle retaining strips for the 7 X 10? I'm not at my lathe, and I want to fabricate some new ones from brass, but I...
The illuminated rocker switch that serves as the power switch on my HF lathe has broken, and I'd like to hook up a toggle switch or something similar until I...
Mike, I think that there are only 2 wires to this switch. Mine's going wonky on me and needs to be replaced but it's not totally dead yet so i'll wait until...
After owning a number of these lathes - I have an odd question ... How many of the lathes have oil fittings on the leadscrew bearing blocks? Some I have have...
On my old style Homier, there is a oil fitting (spring loaded ball) on the tailstock end leadscrew pillow block. On the headstock pillow block, there is only a...
1) I want to buy a cutoff tool holder for my HF Mini and Enco have them listed as Right Hand or Left Hand. What does this refer to? 2) I want to buy a Diamond...
My OEM switch only had two as well. It was still working when I took it out, bought a good DC controller and used a toggle switch on L1. I still have it. Now,...
I have a Harbor Freight lathe and it has oil holes in the bearings. Would it be a good idea to install grease fittings? Has anyone had problems with this? ...
Absolutely - I drilled them myself (top and bottom and installed set screws in the bottom holes - this was so I could flush them out without taking them off). ...
The fittings would keep the oil in a little better and keep it from contamination. I used mine after drilling for a long time without problems... but I thought...
Hi, I was in Home Depot the other night and saw this "evaporative cooler" for $129. It was cooling the air quit nicely. And I could really use some cooling...
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Jun 3, 2005 5:56 pm
These things work very well in dry air, like one gets in the summer in the SW. We had one on our Corvair wagon in '61. Left the car parked in the lot at...
