Lathe wanted

Got it all started up and checked out. The DRO is going to take some learning. Run out with the 4 jaw chuck I had ordered was right at .001 with a machined check piece. Not bad, I've heard slightly better and worse, so I'm not sure what to actually expect from this lathe the way it comes. The Chucks are fairly smooth with no tight spots. Lathe seems smooth and fairly quiet. I only tested things manually.
I did possibly find one issue, but hoping it's just me. On the compound rest there is an angle adjustment that should allow me to make my own custom angled collets and stuff like that. I thought if I loosened the tool post clamping lever you could rotate it that way? Well it won't budge. I'll have to ask around on some of the cue maker's forums to see what I'm doing wrong.
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Thanks' to a member who messaged me here I found it. Sort of inconvenient though but not bad considering how much it will get used. The stupid thing is they put a reference mark stamped into the cross slide to reference the scale but that mark is about 3/8" from the scale lines. I'm going to make some form of pointer for that. I was thinking maybe the scale rotated with the slide but I guess not.
 
Try loosen the handle on top a little more, it's probably got a spring loaded pin in there, so you might have to physically lift it up and rotate it to the next position.
 
Kim Bye said:
Try loosen the handle on top a little more, it's probably got a spring loaded pin in there, so you might have to physically lift it up and rotate it to the next position.
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Turns out you have to back the cross slide way up to expose two allen bolts. Ya I assumed it was just loosen the block but that didn't do it.
 
Here is numobams w taper bars installed.
 

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skipthorp said:
Let us know how it is if you purchase it.
Double check, I know some of them have different hole thru dimensions on each chuck.

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I ordered mine with the 4 jaw main chuck and 3 jaw back chuck. Both seem to open up fully for the hole, 1.5" or 38mm
 
Also have to mention a couple things. I had been stuck till a couple days ago testing as the one screen where you can set your threading and such, not the DRO, they forgot to change to English. Some members on another forum suggested Google translate. That worked quite easily but was inconvenient. So I emailed Hang again and he got right back. Keep in mind right back is relative as there work time is while we are sleeping. But they are very prompt at replying. It was a simple push of a couple buttons in a certain order.
Also being new to me, so far I am lost as to running the DRO and emailed him last night that it would be nice if they could put out a simple youtube on how to use the DRO. When getting up this morning I see he had emailed me back that they would do that and should be available soon.
They really are quite easy to deal with all considering.
As to threading, while I have no experience yet, my understanding is being electronic, no gears to change, you are not limited to thread choices within the range allowed and yes 10 tpi seems to be one of them.
Now one final good news they shared with me this morning for some of you. It sounds like a shipment of lathes is on its way to their US warehouse in LA. This shipment will have the electronic versions with all three chuck options. the 3 & 3, the 3 & 4, and the 3& 6 jaw versions. Shipping from the LA warehouse seemed to be two weeks or less from what was reported.
So if you are still thinking of getting one, they should be available soon again in the US.
 
Well I finally got my toolchest to mount the machinist lathe on. Really is a great setup having all that storage right under the lathe. Drawers are soft close also. Had the lathe on a workbench but now have my full bench back, love it. I also added and upgraded the wiring at the bench and lathe. Also tapped into my air line at one side of the shop and brought air to the cue making area.
Then I added a quick release tool post setup to the lathe. Was going to get the one that Numobams sells as it would just drop on easy, but by the time I got enough extra holders and waited another 3-4 weeks for shipping, I decided to just get an OXA unit off Amazon. That took a bit of modification to get it to work but not too bad. First I used the spacer that came with the OXA unit. I had to drill and grind it out to fit around the raised boss. The threaded rod that came with the OXA threaded right into the Numobams. Took some work to get the hole to just over 11/16" but wasn't really hard just time consuming. Then there was the tool holders, they were not as high quality as the Shars ones I have on my tool post on my Mid America lathe. They stick a bit dropping on and stick after releasing them. I did work on one a bit last night and it is better.
That's where the real trouble started as it was about .050 too high to center the cutters. Sat on it over night and this morning dug out some aluminum I had that was .090 less thickness than the steel plate I used that came with the OXA rest. Cut it to fit re made a hole to go over the post, had to file the raised boss down about .015, and bolted everything up. Worked like a charm. and gave me room for adjustment.
Truth be told, If I were ever to do this again, I would have just ordered the QR tool post made for it at the time of ordering the lathe. Would have cost slightly more but been much easier. I just couldn't make my mind up at the time of ordering.
I'm really looking forward to a fresh new challenge. For me this is just a personal challenge, but I do want a quality result and have some ideas of what I hope to make.
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