I've recently received a chinese mini-lathe and just ignore
the function of a certain part of it. A photograph of it
is he http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=128958
Havent seen this part described anywhere. Any help appreciated.

nick wrote in message
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I've recently received a chinese mini-lathe and just ignore
the function of a certain part of it. A photograph of it
is he http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=128958
Havent seen this part described anywhere. Any help appreciated.


Hmm, mine doesn't have that, nor have I seen anything like it. Looks like
someone added it - how did you get this lathe? Did you get anything with it
that looks like it would fit that bit?

Nope, the lathe is new, bought some weeks ago. No accesories included
fit in there, but I'm sure its a new feature for something.....


Hmm, mine doesn't have that, nor have I seen anything like it. Looks
like
someone added it - how did you get this lathe? Did you get anything
with it
that looks like it would fit that bit?

BTW the lathe is distributed by a german firm, its exactly this one:
http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=128980

Just a WAG - attachment/pivot for a taper attachment?

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nick wrote:
I've recently received a chinese mini-lathe and just ignore
the function of a certain part of it. A photograph of it
is he http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=128958
Havent seen this part described anywhere. Any help appreciated.

Hmm ... the round feature with a single flat ground on one side?

It looks to me as though it is intended to provide a flat
surface parallel to the travel of the compound. That might serve with a
sine bar (and gauge blocks) to allow you to set the compound to a more
precise angle than is otherwise available -- perhaps in preparation for
turning a Morse taper, or something similar where the angle is critical.

Or -- it might be a flat large enough to slap a magnetic base
for a dial indicator onto for checking runout.

But -- these are only a guesses.

Good Luck,
DoN.

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On 18 Dec 2004 10:04:54 -0800, "nick" calmly
ranted:

I've recently received a chinese mini-lathe and just ignore
the function of a certain part of it. A photograph of it
is he http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=128958
Havent seen this part described anywhere. Any help appreciated.

Shirley that's a prefabbed holder for a poke-in light which
tracks the tool, huh?

That looks like a nice little lathe. What brand/model/price?


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It looks a lot like the base of a chip guard. I have a 3 in 1 Chinese
machine distributed by Busy Bee in Canada and it came with acrylic guards
screwed to metal rods. The rods fitted into blocks such as that with pins
to control their orientation or spring loaded balls to retain them. Long
ago stripped off as I rarely generate hot chips.

John.

"nick" wrote in message
oups.com...
I've recently received a chinese mini-lathe and just ignore
the function of a certain part of it. A photograph of it
is he http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=128958
Havent seen this part described anywhere. Any help appreciated.

On 18 Dec 2004 10:04:54 -0800, "nick" wrote:

||I've recently received a chinese mini-lathe and just ignore
||the function of a certain part of it. A photograph of it
||is he http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=128958
||Havent seen this part described anywhere. Any help appreciated.

That link doesn't seem to work for me. I just get kicked back to
the homepage for dcpchallenge.com.
Maybe it's not Mozilla-friendly?

Texas Parts Guy

What do you think of your 3 in 1. I was thinking of buying one from BusyBee.
I was looking at the larger model with 1.125 spindle bore.

"John Wilson" wrote in message
.. .
It looks a lot like the base of a chip guard. I have a 3 in 1 Chinese
machine distributed by Busy Bee in Canada and it came with acrylic guards
screwed to metal rods. The rods fitted into blocks such as that with pins
to control their orientation or spring loaded balls to retain them. Long
ago stripped off as I rarely generate hot chips.

John.

"nick" wrote in message
oups.com...
I've recently received a chinese mini-lathe and just ignore
the function of a certain part of it. A photograph of it
is he http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=128958
Havent seen this part described anywhere. Any help appreciated.