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| toolname = Miniature Lathe | |||
|toolname= Miniature Lathe | | model = Taig Microlathe II | ||
| serial = DUnn0 <!-- Is this the real serial number, or should this say "???"?--> | |||
|model= Taig Microlathe II | | owner = Edgar Yajure | ||
| loanstatus = Long Term Loan | |||
|serial= DUnn0 | | arrived = Sep 16,2014 | ||
| location = On the shelf above the welding table | |||
|owner= Edgar Yajure | | status = Working | ||
| permission = Members and friends Only | |||
|loanstatus= Long Term Loan | | certification = Self-assessment of competence or ask Edgar. | ||
| id = 47 | |||
|arrived=Sep 16,2014 | }} | ||
|location= On the shelf above the welding table | |||
|status= Working | |||
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[[Category:Metalworking tools]] | |||
[[Category:Machine tools]] | |||
==Specs== | ==Specs== | ||
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The little guy is capable of pretty decent precision but you need to take time, care and patience to true the tail stock as well as the jaws to the center of rotation. You can buy full blanks at LeeValley if you need to clamp something with minimum pressure. Please refrain from machining the existing aluminum jaws as they are the only jaws I have and you can't put the Al back on. | The little guy is capable of pretty decent precision but you need to take time, care and patience to true the tail stock as well as the jaws to the center of rotation. You can buy full blanks at LeeValley if you need to clamp something with minimum pressure. Please refrain from machining the existing aluminum jaws as they are the only jaws I have and you can't put the Al back on. | ||
There is a handful of small tools that live with the lathe: namely all the Allen wrenches required to adjust the lathe, a handful of carbide bits and the 3/8 chuck. Please keep all of these together and with the lathe. I will make some sort of a better box to ensure this all stays together. | |||
Last: Only engage pulley grooves that are in line with each other or else you will wear the belt right out in no time. When done, release the tension by picking both smallest pulleys so the belt does not stretch | Last: Only engage pulley grooves that are in line with each other or else you will wear the belt right out in no time. When done, release the tension by picking both smallest pulleys so the belt does not stretch | ||
==QR Code== | |||
[[File:Microlathe_II.png|x250px]] | |||