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Fully agree with re-motoring a small lathe. For small components I got a TAIG lathe (I understand comparable to Sherline). As motor I mounted a 40 V DC motor of 155 Watt and 6.000 rpm max. With the belt gearing of 3:1:3 I get speeds of about creeping up to theoretically 18.000 rpm - in practice...

In my experience the kids start to appreciate the steaming at about 2 years old. There is a short dip around 4 when they burn themselves the first time. After that it is free sailing.

In my family of sofar 5 generarations of mechanical engineers we have the custom that each newborn gets a steam engine at birth. For girls we tried once an Esbit-driven furnace, but as soon as she could express herself she demanded a steam engine too. This happened at one of our...

Three methods I use 1) use topside to set carriage stops; this works for about 100 mm plus minus 0,01 mm on my lathe 2) use precision gauge blocks between carriage stop and carriage to set the carriage stops; this is practical till about 150 mm and is very precise 3) the best: install DRO; the...

Seems an excellent choice to me. Several years ago shocked by the ever increasing cost of tooling up I went for an even simpler wedge type QCTP. This NONAME QCTP came together with 10 toolholders at a quarter of the cost of one single Swiss Multifix toolholder. At first the repeatability was...

Great site, thanks. A note on thread measurement is that the MOW Measurement Over Wires method is great for external threads but does not really work for internal threads. Elsewhere on this forum I mentioned a one-off solution for a coarser internal thread. It is based on putting balls instead...

When occasionally a hiccup occurs I join the discussions of my wife with her friends for a few minutes. It sends me back to the workshop in no time every time.

Once upon a time I had a lathe-mill. After several years banging my head on the mill-head it finally dawned that for me this is not a desirable combination machine.

In our hobby we operate in the domain of knowledge lost. At times this is frustrating, but also exciting because it necessitates re-inventing the wheel on a daily basis.

Hi Dieselpilot, your comment is justified. However the family tradition says that my grandmother had to drive the threadle of her Dad's lathe when he needed to concentrate on a fragile precision part. As apprentice in a Brussels factory I worked at a belt-driven lathe. I myself had a broad...

Thanks for all the ideas and advise! Hogging out seems especially useful as I have indeed som trapezium threads in the forecast!

Thank you for the advice, Dave. I normally use a zero rake angle. But I wil try out your suggestion!

The Schaublin 102 VM is a 90 year old Swiss design, center height above bed 102 mm, distance between centers 500 mm. My lathe is about 60 - 70 year old and has 0,02 mm play in the headstock front bearing. I need to address that, but it requires a for me quite complex dismantling of the headstock...

I have to cut a thread M35x3 on my Schaublin 102 VM. The heaviest I ever did, with some trouble , was a 1,25 mm pitch so a 3 mm pitch is a challenge. The traditional methods to cut a thread all end up with 3 mm facing the tool. So I decide to try cutting the groove in layers: Basically...

Hi Smithdoor, I very briefly considered to first make a male thread that matches the spindle. But upon first feeling and then approximately measuring how very loose the fit between outer and inner thread is, I decided to just copy the inner thread. See sketch of measurements.

It is a two-component polyurethane glue. The trade-name of this glue in The Netherlands is 'Bison Kombi Power'. I learned to appreciate it while still sailing because it is resistant to seawater, oil and gasoil and is useful from minus 30 to plus 100 degrees Celsius. It will glue together many...

I'm afraid you might be shocked then. The basic design of the Schaublin 102 is about 90 years old, and at the time Anglo-American influence in Switzerland was much more noticeable in luxury ski-resorts than in Swiss Industry. Moreover Schaublin has always fully relied on its own design...

Actually 3 small balls and a € 10,- caliper, but thank you!

My lathe is a venerable 60 - 70 year old Schaublin 102VM, excellent precision, but which has several components that follow no known industrial standard. I need a light dog drive plate for small work between centers. Even if you can get one buying is prohibitively expensive. To make one I need...

We live in a 200 year old farm converted for use by human stock only. In part of the house we retrofitted floor heating which proved to be a massive undertaking. You have to get the existing floor out which in our situation consisted of oddly shaped concrete to accommodate the housing, feeding...