4 x 5 mini lathe

Strokerz

Strokerz

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Harborfreight tool has a 4 x 5 mini lathe listed for $245.00. Wonder if this could be adapted for tip and ferrule installation easily. I imagine it could. Nice cheap lathe if the bore is big enough. nice steady rest and ya got a tip lathe for under $400.00.
BK
 
Hey BK,

My question on these "shorter lathes" is whether or not you can hold the shaft secure enough to do an adequate/professional job on the ferrules and/or tips???? Just not sure....what is the consensus?

Cheers,

Ken ;)
 
krbsailing said:
Hey BK,

My question on these "shorter lathes" is whether or not you can hold the shaft secure enough to do an adequate/professional job on the ferrules and/or tips???? Just not sure....what is the consensus?

Cheers,

Ken ;)
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Shorter meaning the 4x5 type? Is this including the 7x10 lathes? The 7x10's do a very accurate job. Very nice lathe for tips and ferrules. They have the automatic feed to so it makes a nice smooth cut on ferrules. The 4x5 I have no experiance with but I'm sure with good collets and a snug bearing steady rest it would be great for tips and such.
 
Strokerz said:
Shorter meaning the 4x5 type? Is this including the 7x10 lathes? The 7x10's do a very accurate job. Very nice lathe for tips and ferrules. They have the automatic feed to so it makes a nice smooth cut on ferrules. The 4x5 I have no experiance with but I'm sure with good collets and a snug bearing steady rest it would be great for tips and such.
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Hi, that's the reason for my question....I've got no experience with these lathes but, my experience suggests that if you can't keep the joint end of the shaft secure that the accuracy of your work may suffer!?

The prices are very attractive!
 
I totally agree, You would need a steady rest for the joint end of the shaft. these can be built very simply and at low cost. About $10-20 worth of materials depending on how nice you want to go. I have built a few for the 7x10's
krbsailing said:
Hi, that's the reason for my question....I've got no experience with these lathes but, my experience suggests that if you can't keep the joint end of the shaft secure that the accuracy of your work may suffer!?

The prices are very attractive!
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Strokerz said:
I totally agree, You would need a steady rest for the joint end of the shaft. these can be built very simply and at low cost. About $10-20 worth of materials depending on how nice you want to go. I have built a few for the 7x10's
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The hole through the headstock is only 10mm. Might be O.K.for working on extra thin Snooker shafts.

Dick
 
Thanks Dick, I wasn't sure of the size of the bore. The headstock looked pretty small. If ya could get one 15mm that wold be ok I guess. Gotta stick with the 7x10' for now;)
rhncue said:
The hole through the headstock is only 10mm. Might be O.K.for working on extra thin Snooker shafts.

Dick
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!!!!!!!!!!!

You could use a round nose bit an dial in an out an sharpen pencils or cut your pencils in half. Thats what a toy lathe like that would be good for an not a whole lot else.
Pinocchio
Not the large fat pencils the small skinny ones.
 
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I saw that lathe after clicking a flyer from an email. Neat little lathe, too bad the bore is so small. The 7x10 should work, I have a 7x12, and altough I don't need to use It for ferrules, the bore would be big enough If I wanted to rig It up for that.:)

Greg
 
I've actually seen one of those. You have NO idea exactly just how small that friggin thing is. NO WAY can you do anything related to cues on that machine.

The 7X10 will actually accomplish some things. You can fine tune one of those to do ferrules and tips quite nicely. Forget about anything smaller.
 
Mini lathe

You might be able to have the headstock spindle bored out by a machine shop, should run about $50. Then mount to an aluminum base and add a steady rest. last of all mount it all to a plywood board, gat some collets and you are in business. Very simple.
 
cuemaker03 said:
You might be able to have the headstock spindle bored out by a machine shop, should run about $50. Then mount to an aluminum base and add a steady rest. last of all mount it all to a plywood board, gat some collets and you are in business. Very simple.
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Or not.

I looked into this for the Jet Mini
Turns out the bearings are too small

I wouldn't be too shocked if it is the same spindle, or a clone

Dale
 
The first thought I had when I saw it was AHH how cute:D Just thought it might be a cheap way for some of the guys here who want to do repair but not spend an arm and a leg for tooling. It would be cheaper then a williards for tips if the bore was big enough Oh well
Strokerz <-------------------------- Likes their cue companion :)
 
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