Any particular sort of magnet for the hall sensor?
Sorry Moose I missed your post. I used a small neodymium magnet (about 10mm x 2mm) on the back end of the spindle. It was strong enough to hold itself on without being flung off.
But that’s all in the past. I sold the little lathe and bought a slightly bigger one. It doesn’t have electronically variable speed (yet) but so far I haven’t missed it much. I don’t know why but I’m having trouble posting pics tonight so a link to the album will have to suffice https://photos.app.goo.gl/1S5J81STWIDgyewD2 My brother helped me set it up on Saturday. I did a test cut on a piece of aluminium and ended up making a spindle handle out of it. My drill press got pushed off the bench so I need to do a little reorganising. All in all happy with the upgrade.
Nice one pp…Looks a bit like a hare and forbes ?
Hope to see some trick projects soon
Yep, Hafco (H are A nd F orbes Co .) AL-250g
Is it a trick project when I make scrap? :laughing:
This one great addition to the cave.
No such thing as scrap .it was a lesson.
And usually there a piece left over fo later use
Enjoy…pp
New lathe. I’m lathe envy. 
When do we see end results? 
This was meant to be a result but turned out to be a lesson. Was attempting to make a part for a tail switch, ended up removing too much so the diameter was too small. This lathe removes the material faster. Since I screwed it up I put one knurling wheel on it for shits and giggles.
I do have a scratch build in mind. The led I want to use will need to be ordered. Just need to come up with a map (quality blue prints LTP style) and then put some blinkers on so as not to get distracted.
Hey lads i have been meaning to head to Hare and Forbes to check out a drill press. Would any one know if they are any good? They make there own brand press its either i buy a cheap one like a Ozito or i go more expensive by a bit no middle ground.
Its all the way out west and only open half day Saturday so i am waiting till i am free.
I was also looking at the smaller model Lathe to this model it looks good for the price.
You could also look at second hand drill presses Chris. Mine is old but slightly better quality than the cheap Chinese ones on the market now.
everyday s.g.
I paid 120 for my drill press from gumtree
if you can stretch a bit further I have seen these on gumtree /ebay for around 600
not near me
heavy around 350kg
bit less popular than the geared head ones .
don’t be scared of 3 phase as converters can be had for 130ish
600 for that mill? I’d be on that. When I was buying the lathe I asked about mills, the guy led me straight over that that machine.
If going with older better quality drills what brands should one look for?
I have an old German drill press and a Taiwanese one. Generally Taiwanese machinery is a lot better quality than Chinese. Saying that do some research on what your looking at.
Yea i have been looking on scum/Gumtree not much for sale or to expensive and i also checked Graysonline i am waiting for a shop to close and sell up.
Its either i buy on of these new i like that it has its own stand.
Or pay $300-400 for some thing like this? I am not sure on brands when it comes to industrial equipment.
This one appears to be Taiwanese company. They are good tool makers even Snapon had moved some production to Taiwan i have used Tengtools they are made there.
If i could score a mill for that price i would be all over it lol!
Could i get any practical use out of an old Lathe? I would love to restore one. These are both out of Sydney but my partners parents live a few suburbs away from Wyee towards Newcastle and the Hawkesbury on the way there. Wonder how they would feel if i left a Lathe at there place hahaha.
I would love an Aussie made Lathe if i could get one really cheap and restore it just for show that would be okay.
the round colum mill drills have a couple of issues with losing set up if you raise the head to change tools
and also can drift a bit under load.i think there is a 28 a 30 and 32.all very similar.
keep your eyes open after xmas…
My new toy is absorbing my time lately :smiling_imp: Google seems to be making it harder to share pics but I think I got it working….
The other day I did some parting off and got this coil, may not be interesting to you guys but I got a kick out of it since I never achieved anything like this with the old lathe
This next series of pics may interest you though. I have a bit of gear that I never got around to fitting to the old lathe. This one is a 400w spindle. I did some test cuts with different cutting bits but that’s as far as I’ve gone. It still needs tweaking and for me to learn about it before I’m game enough to mount a torch in the chuck.
Nice pp, Did you make the clamp, and drill and tap the cross slide?
I didn’t make the clamp. The spindle and clamp are from those cheap chinese bench cnc routers.
I did drill and tap the compound slide though 
Still, looks good.
I was lucky enough to receive this 7/16” arbor and slitting saw set from kiriba-ru
He is still working out pricing so contact him if you are interested.
it is simple enough design and spins nice and true in the machine
I tried a few cutting depths and speeds and seemed happiest around 400 rpm and 1mm
depth in aluminum, I used venom cutting oil to help a little
then I had a try with a piece of mild steel dropped the revs to around 200
and took cuts of around .5mm seemed to chatter a little but did the job
I think slow and steady for steel work, no apparent damage to the teeth
the saw I was using was 3mm width the thickest from the set
I imagine you would need to be very gentle with the thinner discs
Thanks for the review ltp. These would be good for doing fins that do not go all the way around. You’d need a rotary table though.