New lathe to my "shop"

[saw]

Hello every one. At last I have disided to let my old Unimat SL retired. I have brought myself a new lathe.


I realy like to looks of the lathe, he realy screams " let me work ".



Sorry to say, I brought this tathe at the wrong time. It was the very last one so I got a good price, but he had limit of equipment. I did not have a chanse to bay a 4-jaw chuck, so I can't begin to do some realy work yet.
However Ill got a borrchuck with morse cona for free, but with my luck it was not good for that lathe. The morse cona was not so good for my lathe, the cona was a bit to long.

However I have done a little thing..




This is a litle tool for indicate the distance in a hole where I can't use the micrometer.
Well that's for now.
Take care

[Jonny]

You can get the spares etc from numerous other retailers worldwide. Over here to name a few Chester, Warco, Axminster, Machine Mart all the same machines.
Had one 5 years ago still got it with grease still on, two of everything, change wheels, QR tool posts, oil bottles, metric lead screw etc.

[saw]

Hi Jonny.
As I sad I brought this in a wrong time, now after hollydays my sellsman will have all I need, but it's not fun to wait wail I have a lot of idea in my head.
 

[Jonny]

Is that some sort of depth stop?

Need to fix something up on my new lathe in time.

[saw]

When I use my old Unimat, there was no chance to indicate how deep the hole was, so I made this one. It's still usefull. 

[Stilldrillin]

Benni.
I know how you feel, with your shiny new machine..... Itching to make something!

Love your depth gauge.   

David D

[Dean W]

Nice new lathe, Benni.  Congratulations!
Your depth gauge has an elegant look.  Should be a pleasure to use, and shows your workmanship.

Dean

[saw]

Thanks for kind words, I will do my very best to work with my lathe.
Just nu I am  waiting for my equipment and a new mill. 

[crabsign69]

Nice machine ........   but whats with the flowers     

[saw]

crabsign69:
 I live in a departmen and I have my stuff in a small rum...
I have an small excedent when I was doing a small work. It's my cutofftools..

I brought this kit together with my lathe and there was 7 diffrens lathe tool holders.
As you can see, I brooke my cutoff tools and I need to find some new ones. My selsmen just want to sell me a new kit(just the bit) but one for everone in my kit.
(kan you understand my broken english?).
Do anyone knows somwhere where I can by just the bit(the size is ca: 2.8 x 2.8 x 11 mm.

[Divided he ad]

Saw/Benni...


According to the details at the bottom of this page found using Google (using the    "QA0812R-03"   code off your tool) it gives you the code for the insert.... JCQ3

http://precotools.en.made-in-china.com/product/BMCmzwuvfnrN/China-Indexable-Carbide-Turning-Tools-Set-Cutting-Tools-.html
(look in the chart at the bottom)



That then put into Google in  "JCQ3 "  quote marks  gives you this page..... I hope you can find a supply from there?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=JCQ3+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=EuF&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB%3Aofficial&q=%22JCQ3%22&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=de610b7113b09eab


Try e-bay too.... None there today.  But I get a lot of my tips from there.




I can figure my way round your English pretty easily      Put it this way.... It's far better than my Swedish    




Hope that lot helps you to NOT get ripped off by your supplier/salesman 






Ralph.

[saw]

Thanks Ralph (Tack så mycket Ralph)[the very same but in Swedish].
I was trying google first, but stupit as I am I'll just com to the firts part. Now I found a place where they sel 5 for 9.95 +shiping, big diffrent from $80, that's what my supplier whants to charge me.

[Divided he ad]

no problem    We got to help each other       

(Swedish lessons!!! I couldn't manage French and Welsh and they made me take them in school for 4 years    )



It certainly pays to look around 

Can't have these guys taking all our money, we need to buy more tools to have fun with   



Oh, BTW.... Nice lathe and I like your style on the depth gauge.  My kind of tooling 






Ralph.


(just thought... BTW = By The Way    )

[saw]

Hi all.
I thought that I should show you my new mill...



I have just got it so I have not yet try the mill.
I have also brought a new bench for my lathe...



So I am soon good to go.
There is however not only good. It seams to me as my supplier has troubble to find me a 4-jaw independe chuck. I realy don't know what to do I need this chuck. I have been looking at ebay, search internet but I don't know I can't find one that I know that I can use. 

Maybee some one reading this has a good tip for me?? 

[Rob.Wilson]

Hi Benni

Looks like your shop is coming together very nicely     

Rob

[Divided he ad]

Lots of suppliers over here.....  Just a few I've used for bits and pieces over the years. Not saying any are better or worse, just these I have used 


http://www.chesteruk.net/store/4-jaw_chucks.htm   



http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Chucks/Lathe-Chucks


http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/chinese_lathe_chucks.html



I have no idea how much they would charge you for delivery?  But sending them an e-mail might help with that?

I'm going to assume that you are looking for a 4 jaw independent chuck? for holding irregular/odd shapes or parts off centre? I only mention this cause it'd be a shame to accidentally get a self centring one by mistake!! 




That's a nice mill you have too 

now for all the tooling      Take your time and look around. See what others use and for what. And how they get around issues.
It's the best way to figure out what you really need and don't need too! (I've still got stuff I haven't used!!!!)

There are plenty of posts about the 'shop and tools that others have on here, you've possibly read through a few?



Hope it all works out. We can't have your fun held up for too long can we?    





Ralph. 



P.S.
You might find this website very useful too?    http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Chucks/4_jaw/4-Jaw.htm
http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Chucks/4_jaw/4-Jaw.htm

[saw]

Thanks Ralph.
I have writen some email to the company of you're list and I'll just hope for the best.
Yes you are so right, I will try not to do as many stupid things as I use to do, I am looking around here and try to learn from the masters.  
Thank you every one for being here, it's a kind of safty for me.