20 Best Mini Lathe Upgrades And Improvements

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G'day everyone, • I have owned my import mini lathe (sieg c3) for over 2 and a half years at this point. I think it is a very capable little machine, and considering the price that I paid, the parts that it can produce are very decent. It can even turn steel with over a 1mm depth of cut. • However to get to this point I have had to make several modifications and upgrades, in order to fix issues from the factory, and expand the capabilities of the lathe. • In this video I will be showing you all the upgrades I have done to the lathe over the past 2 1/2 years. Some of the mods I have shown here on the channel before, and they are linked as follows. • Quick Change Tool Post (No Mill): • Making A Quick Change Tool Post Witho... • Steel Quick Change Tool Post: • Making A Steel Quick Change Tool Post... • Carriage Lock: • Mini Lathe Carriage Lock - Essential ... • Carriage Retainer Strips: • Rigid Mini Lathe Upgrade | Tapered Ro... • Solid Tool Post : • Rigid Mini Lathe Upgrade | Tapered Ro... • Tapered Roller Bearings: • Rigid Mini Lathe Upgrade | Tapered Ro... • Brass Gib Strips; • Rigid Mini Lathe Upgrade | Tapered Ro... • Lever Locking Tailstock: • Mini Lathe Lever Locking Tailstock Up... • Cross Slide Rebuild: • Mini Lathe Lever Locking Tailstock Up... • Lapping The Slides: • Lapping The lathe Slides • Timestamps • 0:00 - Intro • 0:35 - Bolt The Lathe Down • 1:10 - Quick Change Tool Post • 2:27 - Replace The Handwheel • 3:56 - Carriage Lock • 5;01 - Slide Locks • 5:49 - Replace The Carriage Retainer Strips • 6:52- Solid Tool Post • 7;36 - Replace The Chuck • 8:29 - Upgrade The Spindle Motor • 9:32 - Tapered Roller Bearings • 10:36 - Brass Gib Strips • 11:26 - Lever Lock Tailstock • 12:15 - Tailstock Base Plate Scraping • 12:50 - Apron Gear Cover • 13;57 - Oiler Ports • 14:41 - Top Slide Leadscrew Fix • 16;13 - Spring Under Tailstock • 16:26 - Level The Tailstock • 16;52 - Rebuild The Cross Slide • 17:24 - lapping The Slides • 18:02 - Conclusion • #machining #minilathe #workshop

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