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First Metal Lathe


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Congrats. First thing to do after you clean & oil it (assuming it's used & dirty) is mount it to a sturdy, rigid stand or base. Then level it. You'll need a machinist's level for that.

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I assume it is the same basic design as the rest of the Chinese hobby lathes so I would recommend that you join

 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/9x20Lathe2/

 

 

and

 

 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/9x20Lathe/

 

 

and go through the files especially the rebuild manual. A ton of good info there.They are a great bunch and can provide you with a lot of help and answers.A little searching through the posts can net you a lot of info also

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Thanks,You know you shouldn't be :D telling people about his site,that's how I began to think a lathe could be real handy. The one I got is step or two up from his common SIEG 7x12,but I paid about the same.I goolged to track down the name and the factory,Jiangsu XIMA , http://www.xima.net.cn/. My gunsmith friend said I could do sporter barrels on it.

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