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Awesome. I'm looking for your posts. Yes, I did cut American threads and they came out perfectly. I only made the 'magic bolt' trick, for me it's just too easy to use a tap and die instead of doing the change gear setup. Our 8x12 is a beast. In my research on the smaller mini-lathes many of...

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Update on the source of the Harbor Freight 8x12 and the Lathemaster 8x14. See attached PDF. Best regards, Al. Bench Top Lathes - Lathes & Turning Machines - MachineTools.com PS - A close look at the switches will confirm that it is our little jewel.

Hello Swarf. The few spare parts I can still get for my HF 8x12 are from Little Machine Shop, and that is limited to the toothed belt. The company that made this lathe only sold wholesale quantities and I can no longer find it's website. Bearings are readily available online if needed. Do...

Hello Lathe Nut. I have documents for you for the LatheMaster 8x14 (aka 8x12). I used to purchase parts from Mr. Robert Bertrand at Lathemaster in Baton Rouge Louisiana but I see that he has closed his doors. At least all the bearings are easily available. When I purchased my 8x12 from HF I...

Hi lathe nut. My wife and I moved to Ragley from Houston in 2006. I also worked in the oil field. Started as a roustabout in the Gulf of Mexico and retired as a safety specialist (the "Safety Man") in the Houston office. We bought the home on Sonnier Rd a month before Rita hit but were still...

Lathe nut. Is this a small world? I moved to Virginia in 2016 to be with my son. I lived in Ragley since 2006 in the Los Ranchos Del Norte subdivision, 135 Sonnier Rd just off of Horace Cormier Rd. A suggestion for the Evaporust, the lathe is heavy, do you think that laying Evaporust soaked...

It is well worth restoring. It was the best mini-lathe that HF carried. I should know, I have one and it was perfect out of the box. The ways are induction hardened cast iron. You can still get the drive belts from Little Machine Shop, the toothed belt is no longer available from HF.

I needed to cut a keyway in a power wheel chair axle. Very very crude but it worked. It's very rigid. A cheap Harbor Freight drill press vise and a piece of scrap angle iron. Drilled to bolt to the cross slide.

You mention tires becoming a "bomb", in my youth I worked in a scrap yard and we used to air up tires with a propane bottle. When it was time for a load of scrap iron we would pile all the junk wheels and set them on fire and wait for the ones filled with propane to...

I am glad I saw this post. You are all correct in saying that "Canned Air" is a misnomer and could cause a serious incident. I remember as a kid using a hair spray can and a lighter as a blow torch.

You made a really nice looking functional tool. Years ago I bought one like this from LatherMaster in Baton Rouge Louisiana. I copied the design thus giving me two knurlers, one for straight knurls and one for cross hatched knurls. Knurling really dresses up an item.

Beautiful work, nice attention to detail.

You're right, it was my bronze gear that was destroyed, the steel worm gear was undamaged. I love the plexiglass cover, my bandsaw has a slight leak at the bearing seal, I'm just too lazy to tear it down and replace the seal. Kind regards, Al

I have a couple of pictures of my Harbor Freight 6x4 bandsaw. I made plastic cover for the gearbox so that I could always see the lube level, since the first bronze worm gear was destroyed by lack of gear lube. Also, my wife's idea, I mounted the bandsaw on a heavy duty two drawer file cabinet...

Beautiful work. I especially liked the wood hold-downs, I learned something.

Ball turners are a must have. The uses for turned balls are endless.

Awesome. I'm 71 and still learning something new everyday. Thanks for sharing. Kind regards, Al

What a neat idea. I can see using silver steel (O1 steel) and heat treating it.

Lol. Yes I also succumbed to Harbor Freight and bought the 4x6 bandsaw. Yes, the stand was not only cheap but also a safety hazard. After getting the saw, I was getting materials together to build a proper stand when my wife looked at me and said "I have a better idea". We went to a flea...