Tip and furule lathe
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Looks very nice. What provisions do you provide for keeping the shaft from flopping around?
I'm guessing that it is used as the rack gear, since there's no drive pin. That's how I'm using the one I built right now until I can figure out the right pulley sizes/ratios etc.
The leadscrew can be loose enough to turn, yet still doesn't move when you turn the handcrank on the carriage.
My 2 cents,
Gary
Your both correct the lead screw on this dosent move but on our web page we list all the options and choices you can make this is the same frame as the big cue making lathe making it completly upgradeable by just switching things and adding parts this way a beginer can upgrade if and when he decides to without any lose of money
A hafl-nut on the saddle and a rack would have been nice.
You can disengage from the leadscrew and use the rack all the time.
Use the leadscrew for power feeds.
You can disengage from the leadscrew and use the rack all the time.
Use the leadscrew for power feeds.
it does have a half nut the lead screw is locked works great
this link should clear up the cost
http://www.briannaproducts.com/newlathe.htm
Thats a good plan Lee. With many people asking which model lathe they should buy, its quite often a decision as to whether they will just do repairs or maybe try their hand at building in the future. With the frame being the same, one can start out doing repairs and have time to decide how far they want to go. When the time comes, its just a matter of money and how much they would like to upgrade.
BTW, you do realize that the lathe you sent me can easily be upgraded to a full blown cue lathe for almost nothing. The price was so good, it was almost a present so I think I will keep it for what it was intended for, for now.
BTW, you do realize that the lathe you sent me can easily be upgraded to a full blown cue lathe for almost nothing. The price was so good, it was almost a present so I think I will keep it for what it was intended for, for now.
im glad you where happy they do run very smooth thanks again terry
all lathes shipped as of yesterday thanks everyone for the great response
we will have more done this week of all 3 designs we can also custom make one for you thanks lee
we will have more done this week of all 3 designs we can also custom make one for you thanks lee
Is this the best/cheapest route for a beginner wishing to get his feet wet in the tip and ferrule replacement industry? Is this the brand I see guys doing tips at the shows and tourny's, but its mounted on a 2 by 4?
Cheapest would be Harbor Freight 7x10 on sale in their flyer right now for 399.00.If you use the 20% off coupon in Sundays paper , brings it down to 319.00
I think it is stupid that people can not put a price in these threads. 
People who complain about other peoples business make life more difficult for those of us who wish to see prices here. Lift the chains of oppression Mr. Wilson.
oke: Rick G
People who complain about other peoples business make life more difficult for those of us who wish to see prices here. Lift the chains of oppression Mr. Wilson.oke: Rick G
This doesn't look anything like the ones I see the guys at the shows/state tourny's using..IMO, this looks like it could more "fancy/pricey" Plus to me, based off the this picture
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Category.taf?CategoryID=267
its looks a lot more heavier..It says it weighs 89lbs...It does look really nice though, all compact. So the shaft would stick out of the left back of this one? Seems to me you need some kind of support for the back of the shaft or?
The ones that I have seen guys using look very similar, maybe even the same brand as the one at the top of the page. To me it looks like a tiny motor with a rubber belt and a switch.
Again though as someone mentioned, there is no price at the top of the page and even when I went to their website I couldn't find that exact set up...ANNOYING!
I found this though on ebay..Still way more pricey then I thought.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290418096905
NIce and thanks, still more expensive then I thought. I guess the first one that was shown to me was actually the best price...Only $395.00. Im thinking because this is custom stuff it significantly raises the price, like 700%:wink: no but really. To me it looks like a electric motor and a few pieces of extruded aluminum track.
Maybe someone can explain why a tip and ferrule mini lathe of this type is
after shipping is $1300.00?
What does a guy make in gross labor to put on a tip, $10.00, plus maybe 5$ profit on the tip.. The tip engineer would have to do 130 jobs before he breaks even on his machine. I know it only takes 10minutes for a pro but how many jobs can you get in year.. I get a tip put on, maybe twice a year...LOL..Anyway, any information is helpful, this tip and ferrule replacement venture is more of hobby for me. When I look at this
machine:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93212
I can see how in retrospect that it could cost 399.00. I mean if you showed me these two machines side by side and said one cost $1300.00 one cost 399.00, which is which, out of just knowing a bit about the tool industry I would think the Harborfreight one was 1300.00 and the one you mount to a two by four is the cheap alternative...:thumbup:
Maybe someone can explain why a tip and ferrule mini lathe of this type is
after shipping is $1300.00?
What does a guy make in gross labor to put on a tip, $10.00, plus maybe 5$ profit on the tip.. The tip engineer would have to do 130 jobs before he breaks even on his machine. I know it only takes 10minutes for a pro but how many jobs can you get in year.. I get a tip put on, maybe twice a year...LOL..Anyway, any information is helpful, this tip and ferrule replacement venture is more of hobby for me. When I look at this
machine:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93212
I can see how in retrospect that it could cost 399.00. I mean if you showed me these two machines side by side and said one cost $1300.00 one cost 399.00, which is which, out of just knowing a bit about the tool industry I would think the Harborfreight one was 1300.00 and the one you mount to a two by four is the cheap alternative...:thumbup:
If i where you id go with the habor frieght that would be much better siuted for you! thanks lee
I hope you don't feel insulted, that wasn't my intention. My goal was to figure out what the differences are and now why one (yours) is 3x more expensive then the other. I came here to be educated in this area. Being that you build lathes and or sell them, I thought you could offer insight and explain to me and us why your product is better then another.
For example:
With my product you can do this but the competition you can't.
My product is 3x more expensive mainly because of this reason.
I also see very similar looking lathes on the net that are in the range of 600-700. Im looking for facts not "attitude"
For example:
With my product you can do this but the competition you can't.
My product is 3x more expensive mainly because of this reason.
I also see very similar looking lathes on the net that are in the range of 600-700. Im looking for facts not "attitude"
What you are not comparing is the centre distance of the lathes, as well as the size through the headstock.Try finding a lathe that can do 29 inch between centres.
I think for what you are getting the product that Lee, Chris, Joe and others are making are good for their intended use and market.
The tailstock and machine weight of a lathe that can have 29 inches from chuck to centre is not only expensive, but very heavy.
Even though these machines look like a little bit of extrusion.They are not.
Although I do not have such a machine as any of the above, I don't knock them either.They most definately have their place.
You can buy a harbour freight lathe just for tips and other little parts.But it will not without considerable changes be capable of trueing and facing a handle joint or shaft joint.
If you do less than 10 tips a year, just do them by hand and save the money.If you want to make your own cue and have an interesting and rewarding hobby, buy a cue making lathe and discover what you are capable of making yourself.